Choking Sands vs Molten Rain — MTG Card Comparison
Molten Rain has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (5 vs 0).
Choking Sands
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**
Molten Rain
Destroy target land. If that land was nonbasic, Molten Rain deals 2 damage to the land's controller.
| Stat | Choking Sands | Molten Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {1}{B}{B} | {1}{R}{R} |
| CMC | 3 | 3 |
| Type | Sorcery | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Common | Uncommon |
| Set | Vintage Masters | Modern Masters 2017 |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✓ |
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