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Rivals of Ixalan Removal List


This is a list of all the removal in Rivals of 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
Lands   Metzali, Tower of Triumph Rare Land {T}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. {1}{R}, {T}: Metzali, Tower of Triumph deals 2 damage to each opponent. {2}{W}, {T}: Choose a creature at random that attacked this turn. Destroy that creature.
White W Blazing Hope Uncommon Instant Exile target creature with power greater than or equal to your life total.
1W Cleansing Ray Common Sorcery Choose one — • Destroy target Vampire. • Destroy target enchantment.
1W Baffling End Uncommon Enchantment When Baffling End enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls with converted mana cost 3 or less. When Baffling End leaves the battlefield, target opponent creates a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.
2W Luminous Bonds Common Enchantment Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
1WW Slaughter the Strong Rare Sorcery Each player chooses any number of creatures he or she controls with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures he or she controls.
3W Divine Verdict Common Instant Destroy target attacking or blocking creature.
3W Bishop of Binding Rare Creature When Bishop of Binding enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls until Bishop of Binding leaves the battlefield. Whenever Bishop of Binding attacks, target Vampire gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the power of the exiled card.
3WW Trapjaw Tyrant Mythic Creature Enrage — Whenever Trapjaw Tyrant is dealt damage, exile target creature an opponent controls until Trapjaw Tyrant leaves the battlefield.
Blue U Sea Legs Common Enchantment Flash Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 as long as it's a Pirate. Otherwise, it gets -2/-0.
1UU Waterknot Common Enchantment Enchant creature When Waterknot enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Black 1B Moment of Craving Common Instant Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
1BB Golden Demise Uncommon Sorcery Ascend All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If you have the city's blessing, instead only creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn.
2B Reaver Ambush Uncommon Instant Exile target creature with power 3 or less.
2B Vona's Hunger Rare Instant Ascend Each opponent sacrifices a creature. If you have the city's blessing, instead each opponent sacrifices half the creatures he or she controls, rounded up.
2BB Impale Common Sorcery Destroy target creature.
2BB Ravenous Chupacabra Uncommon Creature When Ravenous Chupacabra enters the battlefield, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
4BB Tetzimoc, Primal Death Rare Creature Deathtouch {B}, Reveal Tetzimoc, Primal Death from your hand: Put a prey counter on target creature. Activate this ability only during your turn. When Tetzimoc enters the battlefield, destroy each creature your opponents control with a prey counter on it.
Red R Fanatical Firebrand Common Creature Haste {T}, Sacrifice Fanatical Firebrand: It deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
R Mutiny Common Sorcery Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to another target creature that player controls.
R Reckless Rage Uncommon Instant Reckless Rage deals 4 damage to target creature you don't control and 2 damage to target creature you control.
2R Bombard Common Instant Bombard deals 4 damage to target creature.
2R Shake the Foundations Uncommon Instant Shake the Foundations deals 1 damage to each creature without flying. Draw a card.
3R Forerunner of the Empire Uncommon Creature When Forerunner of the Empire enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, then shuffle your library and put that card on top of it. Whenever a Dinosaur enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Forerunner of the Empire deal 1 damage to each creature.
3R Needletooth Raptor Uncommon Creature Enrage — Whenever Needletooth Raptor is dealt damage, it deals 5 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
4RR Form of the Dinosaur Rare Enchantment When Form of the Dinosaur enters the battlefield, your life total becomes 15. At the beginning of your upkeep, Form of the Dinosaur deals 15 damage to target creature an opponent controls and that creature deals damage equal to its power to you.
5RR Silverclad Ferocidons Rare Creature Enrage — Whenever Silverclad Ferocidons is dealt damage, each opponent sacrifices a permanent.
Green 1G Plummet Common Instant Destroy target creature with flying.
1G Cherished Hatchling Uncommon Creature When Cherished Hatchling dies, you may cast Dinosaur spells this turn as though they had flash, and whenever you cast a Dinosaur spell this turn, it gains "When this creature enters the battlefield, you may have it fight another target creature."
3G Hunt the Weak Common Sorcery Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights target creature you don't control.
Multi-Color RW Path of Mettle Rare Enchantment When Path of Mettle enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to each creature that doesn't have first strike, double strike, vigilance, or haste. Whenever you attack with at least two creatures that have first strike, double strike, vigilance, and/or haste, transform Path of Mettle.
1WB Profane Procession Rare Enchantment {3}{W}{B}: Exile target creature. Then if there are three or more cards exiled with Profane Procession, transform it.
2RG Raging Regisaur Uncommon Creature Whenever Raging Regisaur attacks, it deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
3BR Angrath, the Flame-Chained Mythic Planeswalker +1: Each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. −3: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step if it has converted mana cost 3 or less. −8: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of cards in his or her graveyard.
6RGW Zacama, Primal Calamity Mythic Creature Vigilance, reach, trample When Zacama, Primal Calamity enters the battlefield, if you cast it, untap all lands you control. {2}{R}: Zacama deals 3 damage to target creature. {2}{G}: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. {2}{W}: You gain 3 life.

Temporary Creature Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Blue 1U Expel from Orazca Uncommon Instant Ascend Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If you have the city's blessing, you may put that permanent on top of its owner's library instead.
1U Warkite Marauder Rare Creature Flying Whenever Warkite Marauder attacks, target creature defending player controls loses all abilities and has base power and toughness 0/1 until end of turn.
2U Crashing Tide Common Sorcery Crashing Tide has flash as long as you control a Merfolk. Return target creature to its owner's hand. Draw a card.
2U Release to the Wind Rare Instant Exile target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it without paying its mana cost.
3U Deadeye Rig-Hauler Common Creature Raid — When Deadeye Rig-Hauler enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, you may return target creature to its owner's hand.
Multi-Color 3BR Angrath, the Flame-Chained Mythic Planeswalker +1: Each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. −3: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step if it has converted mana cost 3 or less. −8: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of cards in his or her graveyard.

Non-Creature Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless 6 The Immortal Sun Mythic Artifact Players can't activate planeswalkers' loyalty abilities. At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card. Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Creatures you control get +1/+1.
White 1W Cleansing Ray Common Sorcery Choose one — • Destroy target Vampire. • Destroy target enchantment.
Blue 1U Expel from Orazca Uncommon Instant Ascend Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If you have the city's blessing, you may put that permanent on top of its owner's library instead.
2U Release to the Wind Rare Instant Exile target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Red 1R Shatter Common Instant Destroy target artifact.
2R Blood Sun Rare Enchantment When Blood Sun enters the battlefield, draw a card. All lands lose all abilities except mana abilities.
5RR Silverclad Ferocidons Rare Creature Enrage — Whenever Silverclad Ferocidons is dealt damage, each opponent sacrifices a permanent.
Green 1G Naturalize Common Instant Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
1GG Thrashing Brontodon Uncommon Creature {1}, Sacrifice Thrashing Brontodon: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Multi-Color 6RGW Zacama, Primal Calamity Mythic Creature Vigilance, reach, trample When Zacama, Primal Calamity enters the battlefield, if you cast it, untap all lands you control. {2}{R}: Zacama deals 3 damage to target creature. {2}{G}: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. {2}{W}: You gain 3 life.

Off-Battlefield Removal

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text
Colorless 1 Silent Gravestone Rare Artifact Cards in graveyards can't be the targets of spells or abilities. {4}, {T}: Exile Silent Gravestone and all cards from all graveyards. Draw a card.
White 1W Sphinx's Decree Rare Sorcery Each opponent can't cast instant or sorcery spells during that player's next turn.
Blue 1U Negate Common Instant Counter target noncreature spell.
2U Hornswoggle Uncommon Instant Counter target creature spell. You create a colorless Treasure artifact token with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."
1UU Admiral's Order Rare Instant Raid — If you attacked with a creature this turn, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.
3U Crafty Cutpurse Rare Creature Flash When Crafty Cutpurse enters the battlefield, each token that would be created under an opponent's control this turn is created under your control instead.
Black 2B Dark Inquiry Common Sorcery Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
1BB Arterial Flow Uncommon Sorcery Each opponent discards two cards. If you control a Vampire, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Red 1R Dire Fleet Daredevil Rare Creature First strike When Dire Fleet Daredevil enters the battlefield, exile target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast that card this turn, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast that spell. If that card would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
Multi-Color 3BR Angrath, the Flame-Chained Mythic Planeswalker +1: Each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. −3: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step if it has converted mana cost 3 or less. −8: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of cards in his or her graveyard.
2WWUU Azor, the Lawbringer Mythic Creature Flying When Azor, the Lawbringer enters the battlefield, each opponent can't cast instant or sorcery spells during that player's next turn. Whenever Azor attacks, you may pay {X}{W}{U}{U}. If you do, you gain X life and draw X cards.


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