Ixalan Removal List
This is a list of all the removal in Ixalan, 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 |
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Lands | Spitfire Bastion | ![]() |
Land | {T}: Add {R} to your mana pool. {2}{R}, {T}: Spitfire Bastion deals 3 damage to target creature or player. | |
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Elaborate Firecannon | ![]() |
Artifact | Elaborate Firecannon doesn't untap during your untap step. {4}, {T}: Elaborate Firecannon deals 2 damage to target creature or player. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, untap Elaborate Firecannon. |
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Sorcerous Spyglass | ![]() |
Artifact | As Sorcerous Spyglass enters the battlefield, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities. | |
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Slash of Talons | ![]() |
Instant | Slash of Talons deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. |
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Tocatli Honor Guard | ![]() |
Creature | Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger. | |
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Legion's Judgment | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. | |
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Pious Interdiction | ![]() |
Enchantment | Enchant creature When Pious Interdiction enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life. Enchanted creature can't attack or block. | |
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Ixalan's Binding | ![]() |
Enchantment | When Ixalan's Binding enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield. Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card. | |
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Steadfast Armasaur | ![]() |
Creature | Vigilance {1}{W}, {T}: Steadfast Armasaur deals damage equal to its toughness to target creature blocking or blocked by it. | |
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Settle the Wreckage | ![]() |
Instant | Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search his or her library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle his or her library. | |
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Bright Reprisal | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target attacking creature. Draw a card. | |
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Wakening Sun's Avatar | ![]() |
Creature | When Wakening Sun's Avatar enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all non-Dinosaur creatures. | |
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Entrancing Melody | ![]() |
Sorcery | Gain control of target creature with converted mana cost X. |
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Skulduggery | ![]() |
Instant | Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 and target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1. |
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Walk the Plank | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target non-Merfolk creature. | |
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Vanquish the Weak | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target creature with power 3 or less. | |
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Fathom Fleet Cutthroat | ![]() |
Creature | When Fathom Fleet Cutthroat enters the battlefield, destroy target creature an opponent controls that was dealt damage this turn. | |
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Lurking Chupacabra | ![]() |
Creature | Whenever a creature you control explores, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn. | |
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Vraska's Contempt | ![]() |
Instant | Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life. | |
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Contract Killing | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target creature. Create two colorless Treasure artifact tokens with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." | |
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Dark Nourishment | ![]() |
Instant | Dark Nourishment deals 3 damage to target creature or player. You gain 3 life. | |
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Dual Shot | ![]() |
Instant | Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures. |
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Fire Shrine Keeper | ![]() |
Creature | Menace {7}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Fire Shrine Keeper: It deals 3 damage to each of up to two target creatures. | |
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Lightning Strike | ![]() |
Instant | Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to target creature or player. | |
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Makeshift Munitions | ![]() |
Enchantment | {1}, Sacrifice an artifact or creature: Makeshift Munitions deals 1 damage to target creature or player. | |
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Firecannon Blast | ![]() |
Sorcery | Firecannon Blast deals 3 damage to target creature. Raid — Firecannon Blast deals 6 damage to that creature instead if you attacked with a creature this turn. | |
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Fiery Cannonade | ![]() |
Instant | Fiery Cannonade deals 2 damage to each non-Pirate creature. | |
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Repeating Barrage | ![]() |
Sorcery | Repeating Barrage deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Raid — {3}{R}{R}: Return Repeating Barrage from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if you attacked with a creature this turn. | |
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Storm Fleet Pyromancer | ![]() |
Creature | Raid — When Storm Fleet Pyromancer enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, Storm Fleet Pyromancer deals 2 damage to target creature or player. | |
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Unfriendly Fire | ![]() |
Instant | Unfriendly Fire deals 4 damage to target creature or player. | |
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Storm Fleet Arsonist | ![]() |
Creature | Raid — When Storm Fleet Arsonist enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent sacrifices a permanent. | |
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Burning Sun's Avatar | ![]() |
Creature | When Burning Sun's Avatar enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to target opponent and 3 damage to up to one target creature. | |
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Angrath's Marauders | ![]() |
Creature | If a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead. | |
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Star of Extinction | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target land. Star of Extinction deals 20 damage to each creature and each planeswalker. | |
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Pounce | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. |
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Crushing Canopy | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Destroy target creature with flying. • Destroy target enchantment. | |
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Atzocan Archer | ![]() |
Creature | Reach When Atzocan Archer enters the battlefield, you may have it fight another target creature. | |
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Savage Stomp | ![]() |
Sorcery | Savage Stomp costs {2} less to cast if it targets a Dinosaur you control. Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights target creature you don't control. | |
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Emergent Growth | ![]() |
Sorcery | Target creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn and must be blocked this turn if able. | |
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Hostage Taker | ![]() |
Creature | When Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exile another target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast that spell. |
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Admiral Beckett Brass | ![]() |
Creature | Other Pirates you control get +1/+1. At the beginning of your end step, gain control of target nonland permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more Pirates this turn. | |
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Raging Swordtooth | ![]() |
Creature | Trample When Raging Swordtooth enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to each other creature. | |
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Huatli, Warrior Poet | ![]() |
Planeswalker | +2: You gain life equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. 0: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample. −X: Huatli, Warrior Poet deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures. Creatures dealt damage this way can't block this turn. | |
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Vona, Butcher of Magan | ![]() |
Creature | Vigilance, lifelink {T}, Pay 7 life: Destroy target nonland permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn. | |
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Vraska, Relic Seeker | ![]() |
Planeswalker | +2: Create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace. −3: Destroy target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." −10: Target player's life total becomes 1. |
Temporary Creature Removal
Color | Mana Cost | Card | Rarity | Type | Oracle Text |
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Lands | Spires of Orazca | ![]() |
Land | {T}: Add {C} to your mana pool. {T}: Untap target attacking creature an opponent controls and remove it from combat. | |
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Territorial Hammerskull | ![]() |
Creature | Whenever Territorial Hammerskull attacks, tap target creature an opponent controls. |
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Kinjalli's Sunwing | ![]() |
Creature | Flying Creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped. | |
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Perilous Voyage | ![]() |
Instant | Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. If its converted mana cost was 2 or less, scry 2. |
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Watertrap Weaver | ![]() |
Creature | When Watertrap Weaver enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. | |
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Run Aground | ![]() |
Instant | Put target artifact or creature on top of its owner's library. | |
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Tempest Caller | ![]() |
Creature | When Tempest Caller enters the battlefield, tap all creatures target opponent controls. | |
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Dreamcaller Siren | ![]() |
Creature | Flash Flying Dreamcaller Siren can block only creatures with flying. When Dreamcaller Siren enters the battlefield, if you control another Pirate, tap up to two target nonland permanents. | |
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River's Rebuke | ![]() |
Sorcery | Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand. | |
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Hijack | ![]() |
Sorcery | Gain control of target artifact or creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. |
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Captivating Crew | ![]() |
Creature | {3}{R}: Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. |
Non-Creature Removal
Color | Mana Cost | Card | Rarity | Type | Oracle Text |
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Sorcerous Spyglass | ![]() |
Artifact | As Sorcerous Spyglass enters the battlefield, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities. |
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Demystify | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target enchantment. |
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Ixalan's Binding | ![]() |
Enchantment | When Ixalan's Binding enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield. Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card. | |
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Perilous Voyage | ![]() |
Instant | Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. If its converted mana cost was 2 or less, scry 2. |
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Run Aground | ![]() |
Instant | Put target artifact or creature on top of its owner's library. | |
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Dreamcaller Siren | ![]() |
Creature | Flash Flying Dreamcaller Siren can block only creatures with flying. When Dreamcaller Siren enters the battlefield, if you control another Pirate, tap up to two target nonland permanents. | |
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River's Rebuke | ![]() |
Sorcery | Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand. | |
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Spreading Rot | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target land. Its controller loses 2 life. |
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Hijack | ![]() |
Sorcery | Gain control of target artifact or creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. |
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Demolish | ![]() |
Sorcery | Destroy target artifact or land. | |
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Storm Fleet Arsonist | ![]() |
Creature | Raid — When Storm Fleet Arsonist enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent sacrifices a permanent. | |
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Crushing Canopy | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Destroy target creature with flying. • Destroy target enchantment. |
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Slice in Twain | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Draw a card. | |
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Hostage Taker | ![]() |
Creature | When Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exile another target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast that spell. |
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Admiral Beckett Brass | ![]() |
Creature | Other Pirates you control get +1/+1. At the beginning of your end step, gain control of target nonland permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more Pirates this turn. | |
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Vona, Butcher of Magan | ![]() |
Creature | Vigilance, lifelink {T}, Pay 7 life: Destroy target nonland permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn. | |
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Vraska, Relic Seeker | ![]() |
Planeswalker | +2: Create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace. −3: Destroy target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." −10: Target player's life total becomes 1. |
Off-Battlefield Removal
Color | Mana Cost | Card | Rarity | Type | Oracle Text |
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Sentinel Totem | ![]() |
Artifact | When Sentinel Totem enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}, Exile Sentinel Totem: Exile all cards from all graveyards. |
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Fell Flagship | ![]() |
Artifact | Pirates you control get +1/+0. Whenever Fell Flagship deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card. Crew 3 | |
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Ashes of the Abhorrent | ![]() |
Enchantment | Players can't cast spells from graveyards or activate abilities of cards in graveyards. Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life. |
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Spell Pierce | ![]() |
Instant | Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}. |
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Siren Stormtamer | ![]() |
Creature | Flying {U}, Sacrifice Siren Stormtamer: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control. | |
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Instant | Counter target spell. | |
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Lookout's Dispersal | ![]() |
Instant | Lookout's Dispersal costs {1} less to cast if you control a Pirate. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}. | |
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Spell Swindle | ![]() |
Instant | Counter target spell. Create X colorless Treasure artifact tokens, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. They have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." | |
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Duress | ![]() |
Sorcery | Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card. |
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Deadeye Tracker | ![]() |
Creature | {1}{B}, {T}: Exile two target cards from an opponent's graveyard. Deadeye Tracker explores. | |
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Kitesail Freebooter | ![]() |
Creature | Flying When Kitesail Freebooter enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. Exile that card until Kitesail Freebooter leaves the battlefield. | |
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Deadeye Tormentor | ![]() |
Creature | Raid — When Deadeye Tormentor enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent discards a card. | |
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Heartless Pillage | ![]() |
Sorcery | Target opponent discards two cards. Raid — If you attacked with a creature this turn, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." | |
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Raiders' Wake | ![]() |
Enchantment | Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life. Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent discards a card. | |
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Boneyard Parley | ![]() |
Sorcery | Exile up to five target creature cards from graveyards. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put all cards from the pile of your choice onto the battlefield under your control and the rest into their owners' graveyards. | |
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Deathgorge Scavenger | ![]() |
Creature | Whenever Deathgorge Scavenger enters the battlefield or attacks, you may exile target card from a graveyard. If a creature card is exiled this way, you gain 2 life. If a noncreature card is exiled this way, Deathgorge Scavenger gets +1/+1 until end of turn. |