Child of Alara

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Trample

When Child of Alara dies, destroy all nonland permanents. They can't be regenerated.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

FormOverFunction on Thoughts on Massacre Girl?

2 months ago

The mechanic is extremely fun to pilot… but… it is a repeated board wipe, which comes with (effectively) the same baggage as Child of Alara. It’s a lot of baggage. There may be some restlessness at your pod.

theNeroTurtle on Hatsune Miku is that you?!

6 months ago

Child of Alara is such a rough Commander to go up against. Great choice for this build. maybe add in more Gods? 1+ from me.

Flarhoon13 on Game of Thrones: Sylvia Brightspear's Dragons

1 year ago

Oct 25 Game of Thrones: Khorvath Brightflame and Sylvia Brightspear's other Dragons lost to Jesse's Surrak Dragonclaw deck's Primal Surge. A long 5-player game that Logan left early, down to 9 life, his Web of Inertia and goading commander Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer (Clan Crafter background) definitely kept him alive and impacted the game. I had a giant air force and solid Knights on the ground. (Sylvia, White Knight and Paladin en-Vec team blocked Surrak Dragonclaw to kill Surrak Dragonclaw when Logan used a Threaten spell to attack me with Jesse's commander.) Dawson on Jared Carthalion with Umori, the Collector Companion agreed not to hit my board with Vraska, Golgari Queen but Ba played his commander, Morophon, the Boundless, named Avatar and put out Child of Alara. Vraska, Golgari Queen -3 destroyed Child of Alara and with it, about 7 of my knights and dragons. Jesse though, Primal Surged and the other instant or sorcery in his deck, Mystical Tutor, was about 5th from the bottom. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and more than enough card draw triggers got Jesse the win.

plakjekaas on What commander would work for …

1 year ago

Child of Alara

DoctorMunchiesPHD on Child of Alara GBOGH

1 year ago

Child of Alara is thematically one of my favorite cards in MTG, just so unsettling. Unrelated but I also ran mine through the washer a few years back lol RIP atomic fetus.

griffstick on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

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Western One on One {2}

Artifact - Fortification

Whenever fortified land becomes tapped, No more than one creature can attack each combat. No more than one creature can block each combat.

Fortify {3} ({3}: Attach to target land you control. Fortify only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the land leaves.)

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Make a new Child of Alara

griffstick on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

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Western One on One {2}

Artifact - Fortification

Whenever fortified land becomes tapped, No more than one creature can attack each combat. No more than one creature can block each combat.

Fortify {3} ({3}: Attach to target land you control. Fortify only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the land leaves.)

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Make a new Child of Alara

FadingReality on

2 years ago

Just a short list of other suggestions or swaps

Elemental Bond ------> Garruk's Uprising (Worth noting that it requires 4 power instead of 3. That said, your dragons will have an equally easy time triggering either one since they all have at least 4 power so I think uprising is slighlty better here. Elemental bond is actually an extremely good card that is actually the better option of the two in other decks.)

Nihil Spellbomb ------> Bojuka Bog (I know you're aware of this but this is just to remind you.) The best part of this swap is now you have a free deck slot which is always exciting. Note that if/when you make this swap, you'll actually delete nihil spellbomb, then add bojuka bog, then cut a black mana source because of adding bog.

Darksteel Ingot ------> Skyclave Relic (strictly better upgrade, although as a Child of Alara player I am a fan of both rocks since they are indestructible.)

Mana Geode ------> Honored Heirloom, Lantern of Revealing, Coalition Relic, Darksteel Ingot (assuming you cut it for skyclave relic), or Dragon's Hoard. I listed other mana rocks to let you see other useful options in that mana range, but quite frankly I'd go with dragon's hoard for obvious reasons. Coalition relic does double ramp you tho.)