<p>Any card that says &quot;Exile target creature&quot;, &quot;Exile target artifact&quot;, or &quot;Exile target permanent&quot; will remove an animated Darksteel Citadel. Cards that do this include</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devouring%20Light">Devouring Light</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pillar%20of%20Light">Pillar of Light</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ashen%20Rider">Ashen Rider</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chained%20to%20the%20Rocks">Chained to the Rocks</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Curse%20of%20the%20Swine">Curse of the Swine</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Excoriate">Excoriate</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fade%20Into%20Antiquity">Fade Into Antiquity</a></li>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gild">Gild</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In addition, if it's toughness ever drops to 0, it will die as a state based effect. <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lash%20of%20the%20Whip">Lash of the Whip</a>, for example, will kill it.</p>

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2014-09-16T15:59:46.883Z
I was hopeing for specific examples from the soon to be Standard format. Thanks though.
LuckySevens
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2014-09-16T16:00:28.587Z
Done. There are a lot more. I just got bored of listing them.
murgatroid99
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2014-09-16T16:23:58.870Z
Gatherer's got you covered: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&text=|[%22EXILE%20ALL%22]|[%22EXILE%20ANY%22]|[%22EXILE%20TARGET%22]
deworde
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2014-09-16T16:30:21.327Z
Also from Khans: Dead Drop.
deworde
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I didn't know that you could search for Standard. That's great. But note that that search is currently incorrect (it still shows pre-rotation cards), and that it misses cards like Curse of the Swine and Perilous Vault.
murgatroid99
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2014-09-16T19:32:10.070Z
Murgatroid: Fixed for Perilous Vault, and for Standard, we'll just have to give it time... :-)
deworde
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2014-09-16T19:38:14.143Z
Fixed link, excludes RTR & M14, handles the Swine Curse Edge Case. Unfortunately Gatherer doesn't handle exclusions well when something is in both a current and old block. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&text=|[%22EXILE%20ALL%22]|[%22EXILE%20ANY%22]|[%22EXILE%20TARGET%22]|[%22Exile%20X%22]&block=+![%22Return%20to%20Ravnica%22]&set=+![%222014%22]
deworde
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2014-09-16T19:42:44.687Z
Or you could just use this: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&block=+![%22Return%20to%20Ravnica%22]&set=+![%222014%22]&text=+[exile].
murgatroid99
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2014-09-16T19:56:33.397Z
@murgatroid99 See "Beckon Apparition", because it's from Eventide as well as Gatecrash the query doesn't exclude it. Also, "Exile" on its own picks up stuff like Act on Impulse. #
deworde
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2014-09-16T20:02:27.503Z
No search for this is going to be perfect. Both of ours include stuff like "Exile target non-land...". And the important thing is that the asker knows now what to search for.
murgatroid99
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2014-09-16T20:04:05.650Z
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/17217/discussion-between-deworde-and-murgatroid99).
deworde
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murgatroid99
<p>Apart from Exile Effects; the Other things that can deal with indestructible creature-lands:</p>
<ul>
<li>-X/-X abilities like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nightmarish%20End">Nightmarish End</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lash%20of%20the%20Whip">Lash of the Whip</a></li>
<li>Sacrifice abilities like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dead%20Drop">Dead Drop</a></li>
<li>Bounce effects like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Whelming%20Wave">Whelming Wave</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Peel%20from%20Reality">Peel from Reality</a>, and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aetherspouts">Aetherspouts</a></li>
<li>Polymorph effects like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Turn%20to%20Frog">Turn to Frog</a> and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Polymorphist%27s%20Jest">Polymorphist&#39;s Jest</a> (although I think you'll have to kill the frog before ToF wears off).</li>
</ul>

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2014-09-16T21:53:38.693Z
Retraction Helix does not deal with indestructible lands ;)
Affe
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2014-09-17T19:13:37.310Z
@Affe Whups, Fixed.
deworde
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deworde
<p>After the coming rotation with Khans of Tarkir being released, will there be any way to remove from the battlefield a <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Darksteel%20Citadel">Darksteel Citadel</a> that has been turned into a creature by <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nissa%2C%20Worldwaker">Nissa, Worldwaker</a>'s first +1 ability?</p>
<p>It seems the me that being indestructible and also a land protect it from almost all removal, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devour%20Flesh">Devour Flesh</a> in the current standard being the only obvious exception.</p>
<p>I'm looking for solutions in the soon-to-be Theros + Khans of Tarkir standard format.</p>

<magic-the-gathering>
How can I remove a Darksteel Citadel animated by Nissa, Worldwaker?
LuckySevens
# How can I remove a Darksteel Citadel animated by Nissa, Worldwaker?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-16)

After the coming rotation with Khans of Tarkir being released, will there be any way to remove from the battlefield a [Darksteel Citadel](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Darksteel%20Citadel) that has been turned into a creature by [Nissa, Worldwaker](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nissa%2C%20Worldwaker)'s first +1 ability?

It seems the me that being indestructible and also a land protect it from almost all removal, [Devour Flesh](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devour%20Flesh) in the current standard being the only obvious exception.

I'm looking for solutions in the soon-to-be Theros + Khans of Tarkir standard format.

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-16. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Any card that says "Exile target creature", "Exile target artifact", or "Exile target permanent" will remove an animated Darksteel Citadel. Cards that do this include

* [Devouring Light](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Devouring%20Light)
* [Pillar of Light](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pillar%20of%20Light)
* [Ashen Rider](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ashen%20Rider)
* [Chained to the Rocks](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chained%20to%20the%20Rocks)
* [Curse of the Swine](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Curse%20of%20the%20Swine)
* [Excoriate](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Excoriate)
* [Fade Into Antiquity](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fade%20Into%20Antiquity)
* [Gild](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gild)

In addition, if it's toughness ever drops to 0, it will die as a state based effect. [Lash of the Whip](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lash%20of%20the%20Whip), for example, will kill it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I was hopeing for specific examples from the soon to be Standard format. Thanks though.  
> **username_1**: Done. There are a lot more. I just got bored of listing them.  
> **username_2**: Gatherer's got you covered: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&text=|[%22EXILE%20ALL%22]|[%22EXILE%20ANY%22]|[%22EXILE%20TARGET%22]  
> **username_2**: Also from Khans: Dead Drop.  
> **username_1**: I didn't know that you could search for Standard. That's great. But note that that search is currently incorrect (it still shows pre-rotation cards), and that it misses cards like Curse of the Swine and Perilous Vault.  
> **username_2**: Murgatroid: Fixed for Perilous Vault, and for Standard, we'll just have to give it time... :-)  
> **username_2**: Fixed link, excludes RTR & M14, handles the Swine Curse Edge Case. Unfortunately Gatherer doesn't handle exclusions well when something is in both a current and old block. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&text=|[%22EXILE%20ALL%22]|[%22EXILE%20ANY%22]|[%22EXILE%20TARGET%22]|[%22Exile%20X%22]&block=+![%22Return%20to%20Ravnica%22]&set=+![%222014%22]  
> **username_1**: Or you could just use this: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&format=[%22Standard%22]&block=+![%22Return%20to%20Ravnica%22]&set=+![%222014%22]&text=+[exile].  
> **username_2**: @username_1 See "Beckon Apparition", because it's from Eventide as well as Gatecrash the query doesn't exclude it. Also, "Exile" on its own picks up stuff like Act on Impulse. #  
> **username_1**: No search for this is going to be perfect. Both of ours include stuff like "Exile target non-land...". And the important thing is that the asker knows now what to search for.  
> **username_2**: Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/17217/discussion-between-username_2-and-username_1).  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-16. Score: 4

Apart from Exile Effects; the Other things that can deal with indestructible creature-lands:

* -X/-X abilities like [Nightmarish End](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nightmarish%20End), [Lash of the Whip](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lash%20of%20the%20Whip)
* Sacrifice abilities like [Dead Drop](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dead%20Drop)
* Bounce effects like [Whelming Wave](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Whelming%20Wave), [Peel from Reality](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Peel%20from%20Reality), and [Aetherspouts](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aetherspouts)
* Polymorph effects like [Turn to Frog](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Turn%20to%20Frog) and [Polymorphist's Jest](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Polymorphist%27s%20Jest) (although I think you'll have to kill the frog before ToF wears off).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Retraction Helix does not deal with indestructible lands ;)  
> **username_2**: @username_3 Whups, Fixed.  

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