Day of Judgment

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Character Background

Day of Judgment is one of Magic’s most iconic clean-slate sweepers, a rare sorcery that embodies white’s disciplined, merciless reset button: everything on the battlefield gets wiped away so the game can be rebuilt on fairer terms. It best supports control and midrange-control game plans, where surviving the early turns and then erasing the opponent’s board creates a huge tempo swing. In deckbuilding, pair it with resilient threats like planeswalkers, manlands, or creatures that replace themselves on death so you recover faster than the opponent. It also shines alongside cards that encourage overextending into the sweep, or with instant-speed protection and post-wrath rebuild tools to keep pressure on. In practice, the strongest use is patience—treat it as a punishment for aggression rather than a panic button, and wait until the opponent has committed enough value that the “day” truly ends their momentum.

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