Decimate: Gruul's Surgical Board Reset
Decimate is a versatile removal spell that trades economy for breadth. Cast it when you need to clear a single problematic permanent in every category. The spell hits one artifact, one creature, one enchantment, and one land, so it fits naturally into midrange decks that want a single answer to varied threats. Keep in mind the printed reminder text about legal choices when you sequence it on the stack.
From a gameplay perspective Decimate excels as targeted disruption rather than a blanket boardwipe. It picks off a planeswalker protected by an aura, an artifact combo piece, a nuisance land with utility, and a tough creature all at once. In Commander games it requires careful target selection and timing. Use it when your opponents have few safe zones left and when you can guarantee all four targets exist so the cast is not illegal.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{R}{G}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Subtypes – None
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Destroy target artifact, target creature, target enchantment, and target land. (You can’t cast this spell unless you have legal choices for all its targets.)
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Loyalty – N A