Choking Sands

World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #js113 · Common · Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land's controller.

"The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers."
—Afari, *Tales*

Illustrated by Roger Raupp · Released August 13, 1997

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.38 USD · €0.42 EUR

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.08 USD (17.4%) to $0.38 USD; low $0.38 USD, high $0.46 USD.

Printings

1. Vintage Masters #109 (VMA) · Common · 2014
2. World Championship Decks 1997 #js113 (this printing) · Common · 1997 · $0.38 USD
3. Mirage #113 (MIR) · Common · 1996 · $0.36 USD

Legality

• Standard: Not legal
• Alchemy: Not legal
• Pioneer: Not legal
• Historic: Not legal
• Modern: Not legal
• Brawl: Not legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Not legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

All cards in World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97)