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Aether Revolt Removal List


This is a list of all the removal in Aether Revolt, divided into permanent creature removal, temporary creature removal (such as bounce, tap, and falter effects), non-creature removal, and off-battlefield removal (hand, stack, and graveyard).

Permanent Creature Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless XX Walking Ballista Rare Artifact Creature Walking Ballista enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. {4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Walking Ballista. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Walking Ballista: It deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
1 Universal Solvent Common Artifact {7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.
White 2W Caught in the Brights Common Enchantment Enchant creature. Enchanted creature can't attack or block. When a Vehicle you control attacks, exile enchanted creature.
2W Deadeye Harpooner Uncommon Creature Revolt — When Deadeye Harpooner enters the battlefield, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, destroy target tapped creature an opponent controls.
2W Thopter Arrest Uncommon Enchantment When Thopter Arrest enters the battlefield, exile target artifact or creature an opponent controls until Thopter Arrest leaves the battlefield.
3W Deft Dismissal Uncommon Instant Deft Dismissal deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target attacking or blocking creatures.
Blue 1U Ice Over Common Enchantment Enchant artifact or creature. Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Black XB Battle at the Bridge Rare Sorcery Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
B Fatal Push Uncommon Instant Destroy target creature if it has converted mana cost 2 or less. Revolt — Destroy that creature if it has converted mana cost 4 or less instead if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn.
B Fourth Bridge Prowler Common Creature When Fourth Bridge Prowler enters the battlefield, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.
2B Cruel Finality Common Instant Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
2B Vengeful Rebel Uncommon Creature Revolt — When Vengeful Rebel enters the battlefield, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
2BB Daring Demolition Common Sorcery Destroy target creature or Vehicle.
3B Foundry Hornet Uncommon Creature Flying. When Foundry Hornet enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with a +1/+1 counter on it, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
2BB Yahenni's Expertise Rare Sorcery All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn. You may cast a card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
4B Perilous Predicament Uncommon Instant Each opponent sacrifices an artifact creature and a nonartifact creature.
5BB Herald of Anguish Mythic Creature Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Flying. At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card. {1}{B}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
Red R Shock Common Instant Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
2R Hungry Flames Uncommon Instant Hungry Flames deals 3 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player.
XRRR Indomitable Creativity Mythic Sorcery Destroy X target artifacts and/or creatures. For each permanent destroyed this way, its controller reveals cards from the top of his or her library until an artifact or creature card is revealed and exiles that card. Those players put the exiled cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle their libraries.
3R Chandra's Revolution Common Sorcery Chandra's Revolution deals 4 damage to target creature. Tap target land. That land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
3R Quicksmith Rebel Rare Creature When Quicksmith Rebel enters the battlefield, target artifact you control gains "{T}: This artifact deals 2 damage to target creature or player" for as long as you control Quicksmith Rebel.
Green G Prey Upon Common Sorcery Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
3G Peema Aether-Seer Uncommon Creature When Peema Aether-Seer enters the battlefield, you get an amount of {e} (energy counters) equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. Pay {e}{e}{e}: Target creature blocks this turn if able.
3GG Monstrous Onslaught Uncommon Sorcery Monstrous Onslaught deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control as you cast Monstrous Onslaught.
Multi-Color 2UB Tezzeret the Schemer Mythic Planeswalker +1: Create a colorless artifact token named Etherium Cell with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." −2: Target creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts you control. −7: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, target artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 5/5."
2UBR Dark Intimations Rare Sorcery Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker, then discards a card. You return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand, then draw a card. When you cast a Bolas planeswalker spell, exile Dark Intimations from your graveyard. That planeswalker enters the battlefield with an additional loyalty counter on it.
4GW Ajani Unyielding Mythic Planeswalker +2: Reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all nonland permanent cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. −2: Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power. −9: Put five +1/+1 counters on each creature you control and five loyalty counters on each other planeswalker you control.

Temporary Creature Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless 1 Pacification Array Uncommon Artifact {2}, {T}: Tap target artifact or creature.
Blue U Take into Custody Common Instant Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
3U Leave in the Dust Common Instant Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
3UU Baral's Expertise Rare Sorcery Return up to three target artifacts and/or creatures to their owners' hands. You may cast a card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Red 1R Wrangle Common Sorcery Gain control of target creature with power 4 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
2R Destructive Tampering Common Sorcery Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
1RR Kari Zev's Expertise Rare Sorcery Gain control of target creature or Vehicle until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. You may cast a card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Multi-Color 1RW Renegade Wheelsmith Uncommon Creature Whenever Renegade Wheelsmith becomes tapped, target creature can't block this turn.
2WU Spire Patrol Uncommon Creature Flying. When Spire Patrol enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Non-Creature Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless 1 Pacification Array Uncommon Artifact {2}, {T}: Tap target artifact or creature.
1 Universal Solvent Common Artifact {7}, {T}, Sacrifice Universal Solvent: Destroy target permanent.
White 2W Decommission Common Instant Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Revolt — If a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, you gain 3 life.
2W Thopter Arrest Uncommon Enchantment When Thopter Arrest enters the battlefield, exile target artifact or creature an opponent controls until Thopter Arrest leaves the battlefield.
3WW Consulate Crackdown Rare Enchantment When Consulate Crackdown enters the battlefield, exile all artifacts your opponents control until Consulate Crackdown leaves the battlefield.
Blue 1U Ice Over Common Enchantment Enchant artifact or creature. Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
3U Leave in the Dust Common Instant Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
3UU Baral's Expertise Rare Sorcery Return up to three target artifacts and/or creatures to their owners' hands. You may cast a card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
4U Dispersal Technician Common Creature When Dispersal Technician enters the battlefield, you may return target artifact to its owner's hand.
Black 2BB Daring Demolition Common Sorcery Destroy target creature or Vehicle.
Red XXR Release the Gremlins Rare Sorcery Destroy X target artifacts. Create X 2/2 red Gremlin creature tokens.
2R Destructive Tampering Common Sorcery Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
XRRR Indomitable Creativity Mythic Sorcery Destroy X target artifacts and/or creatures. For each permanent destroyed this way, its controller reveals cards from the top of his or her library until an artifact or creature card is revealed and exiles that card. Those players put the exiled cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle their libraries.
1RR Kari Zev's Expertise Rare Sorcery Gain control of target creature or Vehicle until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. You may cast a card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.
Green 1G Natural Obsolescence Common Instant Put target artifact on the bottom of its owner's library.
Multi-Color 2UBR Dark Intimations Rare Sorcery Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker, then discards a card. You return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand, then draw a card. When you cast a Bolas planeswalker spell, exile Dark Intimations from your graveyard. That planeswalker enters the battlefield with an additional loyalty counter on it.

Off Battlefield Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless 1 Hope of Ghirapur Rare Artifact Creature Flying. Sacrifice Hope of Ghirapur: Until your next turn, target player who was dealt combat damage by Hope of Ghirapur this turn can't cast noncreature spells.
2 Implement of Malice Common Artifact {B}, Sacrifice Implement of Malice: Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. When Implement of Malice is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
Blue 1U Negate Common Instant Counter target noncreature spell.
1UU Disallow Rare Instant Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
2U Metallic Rebuke Common Instant Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Black 5BB Herald of Anguish Mythic Creature Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Flying. At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card. {1}{B}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
Multi-Color 2UBR Dark Intimations Rare Sorcery Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker, then discards a card. You return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand, then draw a card. When you cast a Bolas planeswalker spell, exile Dark Intimations from your graveyard. That planeswalker enters the battlefield with an additional loyalty counter on it.


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