Scouring Sands (BNG #110)
Scouring Sands is a common printing from Born of the Gods (BNG #110), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Jonas De Ro.
Card text
Scouring Sands deals 1 damage to each creature your opponents control. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
When Purphoros cleans the ashes from his forge, entire cities vanish.
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Born of the Gods (BNG) |
| Collector number | 110 |
| Artist | Jonas De Ro |
| Released | 2014-02-07 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.21, foil $0.60 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- September 15, 2013 — When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
- September 15, 2013 — You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
- September 15, 2013 — You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you’ll scry last. For others, that means you’ll scry and then perform other actions.
- September 15, 2013 — Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability’s targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t scry.