Catastrophe

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Catastrophe: Sorcery, Urza's Saga. Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}
Mana value
6
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Urza's Saga (USG)
Released
1998-10-12
Collector number
6
Artist
Andrew Robinson
Commander rank
12,240 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Catastrophe

Catastrophe is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white sorcery from Urza's Saga (USG), an expansion set released in October 1998. It is collector number 6 in that set, with art by Andrew Robinson. It costs {4}{W}{W} (four generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Urza's Saga (1998) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then," the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.22 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Catastrophe by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Catastrophe

Catastrophe has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #USG-6Rare2022
Battle Royale Box Set (BRB) #12Rare1999

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Catastrophe.

  • You choose land or creatures when the spell resolves.

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