Common
Earthbending Lesson
Sorcery — Lesson
Mana Cost:
Type: Sorcery
Oracle Text:
Exile target creature with mana value 3 or greater.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (3) →
Expansion: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Price ( USD): $0.17
USD: $0.17 · EUR: €0.07
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Epic Downfall is a compact, black removal spell that channels the Avatar setting's sense of decisive banishment: for {1}{B} you exile any creature with mana value 3 or greater, making it an incredibly efficient tool for tempo-control and midrange shells. Against slower, value-based decks or reanimator strategies the exile clause is especially relevant — it doesn't just kill a threat, it prevents it from returning, so it's excellent in maindecks or sideboards where graveyard recursion is expected. Because it can't touch 1–2 drops, build around it with cheap spot removal or sweepers (e.g., Fatal Push–style answers and a sorcery-speed board wipe) to cover early aggression. Pair it with discard and hand disruption to clear protection, or use it as a clean answer to big blockers so your tempo plays can close the game — in Bx midrange or control it reads like a premium, low-cost answer to the mid-to-late-game threats you most want off the battlefield.
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