Malicious Eclipse (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play Foil

Shadowfall Strike

Malicious Eclipse is a compact removal sorcery that earns its place in any black deck that values tempo and board control. For {1}{B}{B} it gives all creatures a short lived but meaningful -2 to power and toughness until end of turn. That drop often turns lethal swings into exile triggers which matters in matchups where graveyard interaction or recursion could swing the game back.

The card reads cleanly and plays as advertised. Use Malicious Eclipse after combat to push through trades or as a response to a mass buff to turn potential deaths into exiles. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan flavor lands the moment: a shadowed core closing and remaking the board. Practiced pilots will time this spell to deny shroud or indestructible synergies and to lock down creatures that opponents count on returning.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{B}{B}
• Card Type – Sorcery
• Subtypes –
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If a creature an opponent controls would die this turn, exile it instead.
• Power / Toughness –
• Loyalty –