World Enchantment, 3B (4) At the beginning of each player's upkeep, destroy target nonartifact creature that player controls of his or her choice. It can't be regenerated.1 "An immense river of oblivion is sweeping us away into a nameless abyss." -Ernest Renan, Souvenirs d'Enfance et de Jeunesse
Illus. Pete Venters
10/4/2004: This is a targeted ability. The Abyss targets one creature each upkeep. It can't target creatures which are untargetable, such as those with Protection from Black.
10/4/2004: If the target becomes invalid after being chosen but before resolution, you do not choose another target. The ability just gets countered on resolution.
10/4/2004: The controller of The Abyss controls the ability, but the current player chooses what gets destroyed.
10/1/2008: This has the supertype world. This supertype is similar to legendary. The difference is that when a world permanent comes into play, any world permanents that were already in play are put into their owners' graveyards. This is a state-based effect called the "world rule." The new world permanent stays in play. If two world permanents come into play at the same time, they're both put into their owners' graveyards.
Legends
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