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Choking Sands

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Common
Number: #113
Illustrator: Roger Raupp
Edition: Mirage

Choking Sands is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 502
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 12
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Versions: This card has 3 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land's controller.
"The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers." —Afari, *Tales*

Related Tags

Black Sorcery Land destruction Removal

Price

0.04 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.35
@CardKingdom

0.41
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Choking Sands

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Choking Sands available on MTG decks website.

2nd	Mono B Ponza By Miguel Cabanas	BO3	4th Premodern Taberna TopDeck Event	100%	23-Apr -2024	$62 ---
Top32	Mono Black Burn By Rodrigoczar	BO3	FUGUETE CHAMP 182	5%	22-Apr -2024	$44 ---
Top4	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MOONMOON Willia...	BO3	Meeple's Club - Pauper 074	6%	20-Apr -2024	$66 ---
Top16	Mono Black Burn 2024 By LinTche	BO3	Tropical Pauper 180	5%	20-Apr -2024	$33 ---
Top8	Blood Burn By Nakamura Akiter...	BO3	《Atraxa, Grand Unifier》Competition Pauper (TC Osaka, Japan)...	22%	14-Apr -2024	$56 ---
2nd	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici...	BO3	Meeple's Club - Pauper 072	6%	06-Apr -2024	$66 ---
Top16	Barnaby By Simon Mercer	BO3	TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	58%	06-Apr -2024	$41 ---
2nd	Thalia And The Gitro... By Jiateng Xiong		BuBan S2 Qualifier #6 @ Buban Club (Shanghai, China)	Not available	31-Mar -2024	$1416 ---
1st	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici...	BO3	Meeple's Club - Pauper 071	6%	30-Mar -2024	$66 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75%	Mono Nero Mazzo Vero By Gianluca Costan...	BO3	LEGA PAUPER GRANDA - TAPPA 26/03/2024	11%	26-Mar -2024	$47 ---
Top64	Dredge By Felipe1983	BO3	FUGUETE CHAMP 178	17%	25-Mar -2024	$36 ---
Other	ORZHOV BLADE By Matheus Mello	BO3	COPA RIO PAUPER - FINAL	13%	23-Mar -2024	$56 ---
1st	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici...	BO3	Meeple's Club - Pauper 070	6%	23-Mar -2024	$66 ---
Top32	Mono B burn By Cambinho	BO3	Tropical Pauper 176	41%	23-Mar -2024	$32 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40%	ORZHOV BLADE By Kiran Villalon	BO3	XI Liga Madrileña de Pauper. Jornada 6	11%	23-Mar -2024	$65 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By yuxiaoyu	BO3	MTGO Pauper League #7928	10%	19-Mar -2024	$53 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20%	deck By mh7lucky	BO3	MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12620811	12%	17-Mar -2024	$33 ---
Top64	Mono Black Burn 2024 By LinTche	BO3	Tropical Pauper 175 - 50 TIX DE PREMIAÇÃO	5%	16-Mar -2024	$32 ---
1st	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici...	BO3	Meeple's Club - Pauper 069	6%	16-Mar -2024	$66 ---
Top16	BG THE ROCK 2 By T-DOG-Joinville	BO3	Tropical Pauper 175 - 50 TIX DE PREMIAÇÃO	30%	16-Mar -2024	$47 ---

2nd X BO3	Mono B Ponza By Miguel Cabanas 4th Premodern Taberna TopDeck Event	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $62 ---
Top32 X BO3	Mono Black Burn By Rodrigoczar FUGUETE CHAMP 182	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 5% $44 ---
Top4 X BO3	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MOONMOON Willia... Meeple's Club - Pauper 074	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 6% $66 ---
Top16 X BO3	Mono Black Burn 2024 By LinTche Tropical Pauper 180	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 5% $33 ---
Top8 X BO3	Blood Burn By Nakamura Akiter... 《Atraxa, Grand Unifier》Competition Pauper (TC Osaka, Japan)...	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 22% $56 ---
2nd X BO3	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici... Meeple's Club - Pauper 072	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 6% $66 ---
Top16 X BO3	Barnaby By Simon Mercer TTR - Pauper Win a Box (06-Apr-2024)	06-Apr SINGULARITY: 58% $41 ---
2nd X	Thalia And The Gitro... By Jiateng Xiong BuBan S2 Qualifier #6 @ Buban Club (Shanghai, China)	31-Mar SINGULARITY: Not available $1416 ---
1st X BO3	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici... Meeple's Club - Pauper 071	30-Mar SINGULARITY: 6% $66 ---
Top4 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	Mono Nero Mazzo Vero By Gianluca Costan... LEGA PAUPER GRANDA - TAPPA 26/03/2024	26-Mar SINGULARITY: 11% $47 ---
Top64 X BO3	Dredge By Felipe1983 FUGUETE CHAMP 178	25-Mar SINGULARITY: 17% $36 ---
Other X BO3	ORZHOV BLADE By Matheus Mello COPA RIO PAUPER - FINAL	23-Mar SINGULARITY: 13% $56 ---
1st X BO3	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici... Meeple's Club - Pauper 070	23-Mar SINGULARITY: 6% $66 ---
Top32 X BO3	Mono B burn By Cambinho Tropical Pauper 176	23-Mar SINGULARITY: 41% $32 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	ORZHOV BLADE By Kiran Villalon XI Liga Madrileña de Pauper. Jornada 6	23-Mar SINGULARITY: 11% $65 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By yuxiaoyu MTGO Pauper League #7928	19-Mar SINGULARITY: 10% $53 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20% X BO3	deck By mh7lucky MTGO Pauper Challenge 64 #12620811	17-Mar SINGULARITY: 12% $33 ---
Top64 X BO3	Mono Black Burn 2024 By LinTche Tropical Pauper 175 - 50 TIX DE PREMIAÇÃO	16-Mar SINGULARITY: 5% $32 ---
1st X BO3	Golgari do Amor MAR ... By MercenarioOfici... Meeple's Club - Pauper 069	16-Mar SINGULARITY: 6% $66 ---
Top16 X BO3	BG THE ROCK 2 By T-DOG-Joinville Tropical Pauper 175 - 50 TIX DE PREMIAÇÃO	16-Mar SINGULARITY: 30% $47 ---

Recent archetypes playing Choking Sands

A list of archetypes playing Choking Sands by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Pauper
Premodern

Pauper archetypes playing Choking Sands

Name	Decks	Price
Pauper Mono Black Burn	12	$34 $9
Pauper Golgari Control	11	$66 $65
Pauper Orzhov Blade	4	$47 $24
Pauper Mono Black Control	4	$38 $19
Pauper Mono Black Land Destruction	2	$69 $46
Pauper Mono Black Aggro	1	$38 $24
Pauper Zombies	1	$27 $3
Pauper Rakdos Madness	1	$41 $33
Pauper Golgari Sacrifice	1	$47 $54
Pauper Golgari Dredge	1	$36 $15

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Choking Sands

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Deadguy Ale	1	$60 $22
	Premodern Mono Black Ponza	1	$62 $41

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Choking Sands quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Choking Sands?

Choking Sands has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Choking Sands current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.04 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.41
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.35

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In which formats is Choking Sands played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Pauper, and Premodern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Choking Sands?

The top 3 archetypes using Choking Sands are:

Pauper Mono Black Burn
Pauper Golgari Control
Pauper Orzhov Blade
Premodern Deadguy Ale
Premodern Mono Black Ponza

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Choking Sands in the current metagame

Choking Sands has been played in more than 502 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Pauper, and Premodern, mainly in the following archetypes: Mono Black Burn, Golgari Control, and Orzhov Blade in Pauper. Deadguy Ale, and Mono Black Ponza in Premodern.

Last update: 2024-04-25