Board wipe

A board wipe, also known as a board sweep, is an instant or sorcery spell that destroys or exiles all permanents of a certain type. Board wipes are most often found in white, but exist in other colors as well. With a few exceptions, board wipes are usually printed with a rarity of rare. Board wipes have existed since Alpha, with Wrath of God appearing in every core set until Tenth Edition.

Examples of board wipes include:


 * Akroma's Vengeance
 * Apocalypse
 * Armageddon
 * Austere Command
 * Catastrophe
 * Damnation
 * Day of Judgment
 * Devastation</c>
 * Final Judgment</c>
 * Jokulhaups</c>
 * Languish</c>
 * Merciless Eviction</c>
 * Obliterate</c>
 * Planar Cleansing</c>
 * Ravages of War</c>
 * Ruination</c>
 * Solar Tide</c>
 * Soulscour</c>
 * Whirlwind</c>
 * Wrath of God</c>