Final Fantasy Removal List

This is a list of all the removal in Final Fantasy, 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).

• Qutrub Forayer is not listed as creature removal because it cannot kill a creature without some other way of dealing damage to it.
• Shiva, Warden of Ice is not listed as land removal because the lands untap on your opponent's turn.
• The list does not include cards from the Final Fantasy: Through The Ages bonus sheet.

As in Tarkir: Dragonstorm, White, Black, and Red each have three playable permanent creature removal spells at Common: White has Slash of Light, Fate of the Sun-Cryst, and White Auracite; Black has Vayne's Treachery, Sephiroth's Intervention, and perhaps Cornered by Black Mages; and Red has Thunder Magic, Suplex, and Light of Judgment (plus Blazing Bomb, which is less reliable as removal). Blue and Green only have one reliable and reasonably-costed option each (Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum and Chocobo Kick), but can supplement their removal with Lunatic Pandora in a pinch.

All Common non-creature removal in the set can also deal with some creatures, although Airship Crash only kills creatures with flying and Ice Flan just stuns a creature for a turn. The added flexibility means those spells are more likely to be played maindeck and opponents are more likely to have a way to deal with bomb artifacts (or, in the case of White, any bomb nonland permanent).

Permanent Creature Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
Colorless		Lunatic Pandora		Artifact	{2}, {T}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) {6}, {T}, Sacrifice Lunatic Pandora: Destroy target nonland permanent.
		The Masamune		Artifact	As long as equipped creature is attacking, it has first strike and must be blocked if able. Equipped creature has "If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of this creature or an emblem you own to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time." Equip {2}
		Lion Heart		Artifact	When this Equipment enters, it deals 2 damage to any target. Equipped creature gets +2/+1. Equip {2}
		Summon: Bahamut		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent. III — Draw two cards. IV — Mega Flare — This creature deals damage equal to the total mana value of other permanents you control to each opponent. Flying	9/9
White		Phoenix Down		Artifact	{1}{W}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Choose one — • Return target creature card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. • Exile target Skeleton, Spirit, or Zombie.
		Slash of Light		Instant	Slash of Light deals damage equal to the number of creatures you control plus the number of Equipment you control to target creature.
		Battle Menu		Instant	Choose one — • Attack — Create a 2/2 white Knight creature token. • Ability — Target creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn. • Magic — Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. • Item — You gain 4 life.
	/	Fate of the Sun-Cryst		Instant	This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature. Destroy target nonland permanent.
		Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn		Creature	Whenever you cast a legendary spell, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. Hero's Sundering — {7}, {T}: Exile target nonland permanent. Transform Venat. Activate only as a sorcery.	3/3
		White Auracite		Artifact	When this artifact enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this artifact leaves the battlefield. {T}: Add {W}.
		Summon: Primal Garuda		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Aerial Blast — This creature deals 4 damage to target tapped creature an opponent controls. II, III — Slipstream — Another target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains flying until end of turn. Flying	3/3
		Bahamut, Warden of Light		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.) I, II — Wings of Light — Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until end of turn. III — Gigaflare — Destroy target permanent. Exile Bahamut, then return it to the battlefield (front face up). Flying	5/5
		Ultima		Sorcery	Destroy all artifacts and creatures. End the turn.
Blue		Sleep Magic		Enchantment	Enchant creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. When enchanted creature is dealt damage, sacrifice this Aura.
		Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum		Enchantment	Flash Enchant artifact or creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent. Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step and its activated abilities can't be activated.
	//	Ice Magic		Instant	Tiered (Choose one additional cost.) • Blizzard — {0} — Return target creature to its owner's hand. • Blizzara — {2} — Target creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. • Blizzaga — {5}{U} — Target creature's owner shuffles it into their library.
Black		Vayne's Treachery		Instant	Kicker—Sacrifice an artifact or creature. (You may sacrifice an artifact or creature in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets -6/-6 until end of turn instead.
		Poison the Waters		Sorcery	Choose one — • All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. • Target player reveals their hand. You choose an artifact or creature card from it. That player discards that card.
		Cornered by Black Mages		Sorcery	Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Create a 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent."
		Overkill		Instant	Target creature gets -0/-9999 until end of turn.
		Sephiroth's Intervention		Instant	Destroy target creature. You gain 2 life.
		Gaius van Baelsar		Creature	When Gaius van Baelsar enters, choose one — • Each player sacrifices a creature token of their choice. • Each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice. • Each player sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.	3/2
		Braska's Final Aeon		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Jecht Beam — Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card. III — Ultimate Jecht Shot — Each opponent sacrifices two creatures of their choice. Menace	7/7
		Sidequest: Hunt the Mark		Enchantment	When this enchantment enters, destroy up to one target creature. At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under an opponent's control this turn, create a Treasure token. Then if you control three or more Treasures, transform this enchantment.
		Zenos yae Galvus		Creature	My First Friend — When Zenos yae Galvus enters, choose a creature an opponent controls. Until end of turn, creatures other than Zenos yae Galvus and the chosen creature get -2/-2. When the chosen creature leaves the battlefield, transform Zenos yae Galvus.	4/4
		Zodiark, Umbral God		Creature	Indestructible When Zodiark enters, each player sacrifices half the non-God creatures they control of their choice, rounded down. Whenever a player sacrifices another creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Zodiark.	5/5
		Summon: Anima		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II, III — Pain — You draw a card and you lose 1 life. IV — Oblivion — Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 3 life. Menace	4/4
		Summon: Primal Odin		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Gungnir — Destroy target creature an opponent controls. II — Zantetsuken — This creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game." III — Hall of Sorrow — Draw two cards. Each player loses 2 life.	5/3
Red		Blazing Bomb		Creature	Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Blow Up — {T}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.	1/1
	//	Thunder Magic		Instant	Tiered (Choose one additional cost.) • Thunder — {0} — Thunder Magic deals 2 damage to target creature. • Thundara — {3} — Thunder Magic deals 4 damage to target creature. • Thundaga — {5}{R} — Thunder Magic deals 8 damage to target creature.
	//	Fire Magic		Instant	Tiered (Choose one additional cost.) • Fire — {0} — Fire Magic deals 1 damage to each creature. • Fira — {2} — Fire Magic deals 2 damage to each creature. • Firaga — {5} — Fire Magic deals 3 damage to each creature.
		Suplex		Sorcery	Choose one — • Suplex deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. • Exile target artifact.
		Self-Destruct		Instant	Target creature you control deals X damage to any other target and X damage to itself, where X is its power.
		Choco-Comet		Sorcery	Choco-Comet deals X damage to any target. Create a 2/2 green Bird creature token with "Whenever a land you control enters, this token gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
		Summon: Esper Ramuh		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Judgment Bolt — This creature deals damage equal to the number of noncreature, nonland cards in your graveyard to target creature an opponent controls. II, III — Wizards you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.	3/3
	/	Nibelheim Aflame		Sorcery	Choose target creature you control. It deals damage equal to its power to each other creature. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, discard your hand and draw four cards. Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
		Light of Judgment		Instant	Light of Judgment deals 6 damage to target creature. Destroy up to one Equipment attached to that creature.
		Ifrit, Warden of Inferno		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.) I — Lunge — Ifrit fights up to one other target creature. II, III — Brimstone — Add {R}{R}{R}{R}. If Ifrit has three or more lore counters on it, exile it, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).	9/9
Green		Clash of the Eikons		Sorcery	Choose one or more — • Target creature you control fights target creature an opponent controls. • Remove a lore counter from target Saga you control. (Removing lore counters doesn't cause chapter abilities to trigger.) • Put a lore counter on target Saga you control.
		Chocobo Kick		Sorcery	Kicker—Return a land you control to its owner's hand. (You may return a land you control to its owner's hand in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls. If this spell was kicked, the creature you control deals twice that much damage instead.
	-	Bartz and Boko		Creature	Affinity for Birds (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Bird you control.) When Bartz and Boko enters, each other Bird you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.	4/3
	/	Airship Crash		Instant	Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Multi-Color		Cloud of Darkness		Creature	Flying Particle Beam — When Cloud of Darkness enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.	3/3
		Kefka, Court Mage		Creature	Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way. {8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery.	4/5
		Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance		Creature	Vigilance, menace, trample, reach, haste When Ragnarok dies, destroy target permanent and return target nonlegendary permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.	7/6

Temporary Creature Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
Colorless		Ring of the Lucii		Artifact	{T}: Add {C}{C}. {2}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Tap target nonland permanent.
White		Summon: Alexander		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures you control this turn. III — Tap all creatures your opponents control. Flying	4/3
		Coeurl		Creature	{1}{W}, {T}: Tap target nonenchantment creature.	2/2
		Aerith Rescue Mission		Sorcery	Choose one — • Take the Elevator — Create three 1/1 colorless Hero creature tokens. • Take 59 Flights of Stairs — Tap up to three target creatures. Put a stun counter on one of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Blue	//	Ice Magic		Instant	Tiered (Choose one additional cost.) • Blizzard — {0} — Return target creature to its owner's hand. • Blizzara — {2} — Target creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. • Blizzaga — {5}{U} — Target creature's owner shuffles it into their library.
		Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus		Creature	Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least eight mana was spent to cast it, put eight +1/+1 counters on Ultros.	2/1
		Jill, Shiva's Dominant		Creature	When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. {3}{U}{U}, {T}: Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.	2/2
		Eject		Instant	This spell can't be countered. Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
		Summon: Shiva		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Heavenly Strike — Tap target creature an opponent controls. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) III — Diamond Dust — Draw a card for each tapped creature your opponents control.	4/5
		Ice Flan		Creature	When this creature enters, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)	5/4
		Summon: Leviathan		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Return each creature that isn't a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent to its owner's hand. II, III — Until end of turn, whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent attacks, draw a card. Ward {2}	6/6
Red		Unexpected Request		Sorcery	Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. You may attach an Equipment you control to that creature. If you do, unattach it at the beginning of the next end step.
Multi-Color		Tidus, Blitzball Star		Creature	Whenever an artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Tidus. Whenever Tidus attacks, tap target creature an opponent controls.	2/1
		Zidane, Tantalus Thief		Creature	When Zidane enters, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap it. It gains lifelink and haste until end of turn. Whenever an opponent gains control of a permanent from you, create a Treasure token.	3/3
		Omega, Heartless Evolution		Artifact Creature	Wave Cannon — When Omega enters, for each opponent, tap up to one target nonland permanent that opponent controls. Put X stun counters on each of those permanents and you gain X life, where X is the number of nonbasic lands you control. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)	8/8

Artifact, Enchantment, and Land Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
Colorless		Lunatic Pandora		Artifact	{2}, {T}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) {6}, {T}, Sacrifice Lunatic Pandora: Destroy target nonland permanent.
		Ring of the Lucii		Artifact	{T}: Add {C}{C}. {2}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Tap target nonland permanent.
		Ultima, Origin of Oblivion		Creature	Flying Whenever Ultima attacks, put a blight counter on target land. For as long as that land has a blight counter on it, it loses all land types and abilities and has "{T}: Add {C}." Whenever you tap a land for {C}, add an additional {C}.	4/4
		Summon: Bahamut		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent. III — Draw two cards. IV — Mega Flare — This creature deals damage equal to the total mana value of other permanents you control to each opponent. Flying	9/9
White		Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn		Creature	Whenever you cast a legendary spell, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. Hero's Sundering — {7}, {T}: Exile target nonland permanent. Transform Venat. Activate only as a sorcery.	3/3
		White Auracite		Artifact	When this artifact enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this artifact leaves the battlefield. {T}: Add {W}.
		Bahamut, Warden of Light		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.) I, II — Wings of Light — Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control. Those creatures gain flying until end of turn. III — Gigaflare — Destroy target permanent. Exile Bahamut, then return it to the battlefield (front face up). Flying	5/5
	/	Fate of the Sun-Cryst		Instant	This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature. Destroy target nonland permanent.
		Ultima		Sorcery	Destroy all artifacts and creatures. End the turn.
Blue		Stolen Uniform		Instant	Choose target creature you control and target Equipment. Gain control of that Equipment until end of turn. Attach it to the chosen creature. When you lose control of that Equipment this turn, if it's attached to a creature you control, unattach it.
		Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum		Enchantment	Flash Enchant artifact or creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent. Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step and its activated abilities can't be activated.
		Jill, Shiva's Dominant		Creature	When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. {3}{U}{U}, {T}: Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.	2/2
		Eject		Instant	This spell can't be countered. Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
		Ice Flan		Creature	When this creature enters, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)	5/4
Black		Gaius van Baelsar		Creature	When Gaius van Baelsar enters, choose one — • Each player sacrifices a creature token of their choice. • Each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice. • Each player sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.	3/2
Red		Suplex		Sorcery	Choose one — • Suplex deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. • Exile target artifact.
		Light of Judgment		Instant	Light of Judgment deals 6 damage to target creature. Destroy up to one Equipment attached to that creature.
		Sandworm		Creature	Haste When this creature enters, destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.	5/4
Green	/	Airship Crash		Instant	Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
		Coliseum Behemoth		Creature	Trample When this creature enters, choose one — • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Draw a card.	7/7
Multi-Color		Kefka, Court Mage		Creature	Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way. {8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery.	4/5
		Omega, Heartless Evolution		Artifact Creature	Wave Cannon — When Omega enters, for each opponent, tap up to one target nonland permanent that opponent controls. Put X stun counters on each of those permanents and you gain X life, where X is the number of nonbasic lands you control. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)	8/8
		Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance		Creature	Vigilance, menace, trample, reach, haste When Ragnarok dies, destroy target permanent and return target nonlegendary permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield.	7/6

Off-Battlefield Removal

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Rarity	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
Colorless		Magic Pot		Artifact Creature	When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") {2}, {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard.	1/4
Blue	/	Louisoix's Sacrifice		Instant	As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a legendary creature or pay {2}. Counter target activated ability, triggered ability, or noncreature spell.
		Syncopate		Instant	Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
		Quistis Trepe		Creature	Blue Magic — When Quistis Trepe enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.	2/2
		Swallowed by Leviathan		Instant	Choose target spell. Surveil 2, then counter the chosen spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Black		Hecteyes		Creature	When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.	1/1
		Poison the Waters		Sorcery	Choose one — • All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. • Target player reveals their hand. You choose an artifact or creature card from it. That player discards that card.
		Qutrub Forayer		Creature	When this creature enters, choose one — • Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn. • Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard.	3/2
		Braska's Final Aeon		Enchantment Creature	(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Jecht Beam — Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card. III — Ultimate Jecht Shot — Each opponent sacrifices two creatures of their choice. Menace	7/7
		Malboro		Creature	Bad Breath — When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card, loses 2 life, and exiles the top three cards of their library. Swampcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)	4/4
		Ardyn, the Usurper		Creature	Demons you control have menace, lifelink, and haste. Starscourge — At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target creature card from a graveyard. If you exiled a card this way, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 5/5 black Demon.	4/4
Multi-Color		Ignis Scientia		Creature	When Ignis Scientia enters, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. I've Come Up with a New Recipe! — {1}{G}{U}, {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, create a Food token.	2/2
		Kefka, Court Mage		Creature	Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way. {8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery.	4/5