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Terror Tide

Terror Tide

Sorcery

rare

Fathomless descent — All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.

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Semantic Tags

Affinityvector

A keyword ability that reduces how much mana you need to spend to cast a spell. See rule 702.41, “Affinity.”

Board Wipemechanical

Removes multiple permanents at once. Includes destroy-all, exile-all, mass bounce, and damage-based sweepers.

Fogvector

A spell that prevents all combat damage for a turn.

Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (4)

Related Rules

702.41b

If a spell has multiple instances of affinity, each of them applies.

702.41

Affinity

702.41a

Affinity is a static ability that functions while the spell with affinity is on the stack. “Affinity for [text]” means “This spell costs {1} less to cast for each [text] you control.”

Rulings

2023-11-10

The value of X is checked only once, as Terror Tide resolves.

2023-11-10

Cards with the ability word "fathomless descent" have abilities that care how many permanent cards are in your graveyard.

2023-11-10

Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.