Damnation

Sorcery

LegalBoard WipeRank #364

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Why is this card good?

Damnation is the black Wrath of God — a clean, unconditional board wipe at four mana. Destroying all creatures (no regeneration) is exactly what you want when an opponent's board threatens to kill you, and the low cost lets you cast it early or alongside other spells later. Who wants it: Any black deck that isn't purely aggressive. Control shells, midrange value decks, and stax/reanimator builds love it. It's especially nasty in decks that sit behind a flier, planeswalker, or recurring threat so the wipe is asymmetric. Aristocrats and reanimator decks can even profit by feeding creatures to the graveyard. When to skip it: Go-wide token decks, +1/+1 counter strategies, and creature-heavy "fair" builds usually lose more than their opponents — you don't want symmetrical removal when your gameplan is the board. Also note it only hits creatures, so it won't answer enchantments, artifacts, or commanders that dodge destruction (indestructible, ward). A staple-tier wipe; if you're in black and need a reset button, run it.