Corpse Explosion - Extended Art (SNC)

Corpse Explosion

• Casting Cost: {1}{B}{R}
• Card Type: Sorcery
• Card Text:
  • As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
  • Corpse Explosion deals damage equal to the exiled card's power to each creature and each planeswalker.

Card Summary: Corpse Explosion is a black and red sorcery that harnesses the power of a creature card from your graveyard to inflict damage to both creatures and planeswalkers. Here's how it works:

1. As you cast Corpse Explosion, you must pay its mana cost, which includes one black mana, one red mana, and one generic mana.

2. In addition to the mana cost, you must exile a creature card from your graveyard as an additional cost to cast this spell. This means you need a suitable creature card in your graveyard to use Corpse Explosion.

3. Once Corpse Explosion resolves, it deals damage equal to the power of the exiled creature card to each creature on the battlefield and each planeswalker on the battlefield. This can be a potent removal spell, capable of eliminating multiple threats at once.

Deck Considerations:

• Corpse Explosion is a powerful removal spell that can be especially effective if you have high-power creatures in your graveyard.

• Decks that focus on graveyard recursion, reanimation, or self-mill strategies can benefit greatly from Corpse Explosion, as it provides both removal and a way to utilize creatures in the graveyard.

• Consider using Corpse Explosion in decks with access to a variety of creatures with different power levels, as it allows you to tailor the damage to the specific situation.

• This card can be strategically used to clear the path for your own creatures or to deal significant damage to planeswalkers controlled by your opponents.

Overall Impression: Corpse Explosion is a versatile and potentially devastating removal spell that combines black and red's themes of graveyard interaction and direct damage. Its power largely depends on the strength of the creature card you exile, making it a dynamic and adaptable choice for decks that can leverage their graveyard resources.