Rain of Salt is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Destroy two target lands.
Complete guide
Rain of Salt is a powerful red sorcery designed to disrupt your opponent's resource base by removing multiple utility lands or color sources at once. At six mana, it serves as a significant mid-to-late game play that can shift the momentum of a match by crippling an opponent's mana production.
What It Does
Rain of Salt is a targeted destruction spell that specifically affects lands. Unlike many smaller land destruction effects that target a single land, this spell requires you to choose two distinct targets, effectively doubling the impact on the battlefield for a single card.
How It Resolves Step by Step
First, you cast the spell and choose two target lands currently on the battlefield. These can be basic lands, nonbasic lands, or a mix of both. During the resolution phase, if both targets are still legal, they are both destroyed and placed in their owners' graveyards. If one target becomes illegal before resolution (for example, if it gains Indestructible or is sacrificed), the remaining legal target is still destroyed.
Common Mistakes
The most frequent error players make involves the number of targets. According to the official rulings, you must target exactly two different lands; you cannot cast Rain of Salt if there is only one land on the battlefield, nor can you choose to target the same land twice to ensure its destruction. Additionally, keep in mind that destroying lands does not prevent an opponent from tapping them for mana in response to the spell being cast.
When to Play It
This card is best utilized when your opponent relies on specific high-value lands, such as those that provide multiple colors or have powerful activated abilities. It is also effective in ramp strategies where you can cast it earlier than turn six to lock an opponent out of their higher-cost spells.
Interaction examples
Mana GeyserIf your opponents have many tapped lands, you can cast Mana Geyser to generate a large amount of red mana. Use that mana to cast Rain of Salt, destroying two of their lands and further widening the resource gap between you and your rivals.
If you are facing two different opponents in a multiplayer game, you can choose one land controlled by the first opponent and one land controlled by the second opponent as your two targets. Both will be destroyed simultaneously upon resolution.
Chandra's IgnitionIn a single turn, you might use Chandra's Ignition to clear the board of small creatures by dealing damage based on your creature's power. Once the creatures are gone, follow up with Rain of Salt to destroy two lands, leaving your opponent with neither a board presence nor the mana to rebuild it.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Rain of Salt
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You must target two different lands. You can’t choose to target just one.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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