Deck tag: Boardwipes

What are boardwipes in Magic?

• Wrath of God
• Toxic Deluge
• Farewell

Boardwipes are mass-removal effects designed to clear multiple permanents at once rather than trading with them individually. Creature wipes are the most common, although some cards can sweep away artifacts, enchantments, graveyards, or several permanent types simultaneously. A boardwipe deck seeks to break the parity of symmetrical sweepers with features like an indestructible commander (Zurgo Helmsmasher) or mass recursion with death triggers.

The original creature boardwipe, Wrath of God, destroys all creatures without fear of regenerating, Toxic Deluge shrinks an entire creature board, and the game-changer Farewell selectively exiles creatures, artifacts, enchantments, and graveyards.

Aliases: wraths wipes removal