Printings
Burning of Xinye
Card Information
Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 6
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: From the Vault: Annihilation (V14)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 2
Oracle Text
You destroy four lands you control, then target opponent destroys four lands they control. Then Burning of Xinye deals 4 damage to each creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- July 1, 2013
As Burning of Xinye resolves, first you destroy four lands you control (all at the same time), then the targeted opponent destroys four lands they control (all at the same time). That player chooses which of their lands to destroy. Neither of you can choose to destroy a land with indestructible.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
The lands that will be destroyed aren’t chosen until Burning of Xinye resolves.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
Burning of Xinye targets only an opponent. If that player is an illegal target by the time Burning of Xinye resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
In a multiplayer game, only lands controlled by two players (you and the targeted opponent) are destroyed. However, Burning of Xinye will deal 4 damage to each creature, even those controlled by other players.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
A land with a regeneration shield on it will regenerate from Burning of Xinye’s destruction effect. However, the spell or ability that creates that shield must be cast or activated before Burning of Xinye starts to resolve.
Source: wotc
Price History
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