Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013: Obliterate This Challenge Solution

Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers has become an annual release on XBox Live Arcade, Playstation Network and Steam for fans of Magic. 2013 is the newest iteration of the series, and was the first time the series was released for the iPad as well. One of the popular features of the games has been a series of challenges pitting the player in a pre-designed situation that he/she must figure out how to overcome and achieve victory from the jaws of defeat. In 2013 10 new challenges await to be uncovered...

The fifth challenge is Obliterate This and has you trying to free your creatures in an attempt to survive and turn the tables.

1. Reverse the Assault
2. Exalted Army
3. Drake Expectations
4. Stolen Goods
5. Obliterate This!
6. Say Your Praetors
   • Black
   • Blue
   • Green
   • Red
   • White
7. Desperate Measures
8. Sculpting the Perfect Warrior
9. Replica's Revolt
10. Goblin Raiding

Expansion 1 Challenges

1. Jitte Choices
2. Curses!
3. Golem Defeat
4. Deadman's Gamble
5. Into the Pod

• List of all Magic: DotP 2013 & 2014 Challenges

Liliana has neutralized all of your creatures with Arrest, preventing them from attacking or blocking. She's going to kill you next turn unless you can free your creatures and get rid her creatures.

Life
2

Cards in Play
2x Mountains, 2x Plains, Swamp
Flayer of the Hatebound (Enchanted by Arrest)
Oxidda Scrapmelter (Enchanted by Arrest)
Rage Nimbus (Enchanted by Arrest)
War Priest of Thune (Enchanted by Arrest)

Cards in Hand
Cloudshift
Seize the Initiative
Undying Evil

Life
20

Cards in Play
2x Plains, 8x Swamps
Lumengrid Gargoyle
Phyrexian Obliterator

Cards in Hand
None

Step 1: Cast Cloudshift on the Arrest enchanting your War Priest of Thune.

Step 2: Use War Priest of Thune's ability to remove the Arrest off of Flayer of the Hatebound

Step 3: Attack with Flayer of the Hatebound.

Step 4: Liliana will block with her Phyrexian Obliterator. Cast Seize the Iniative on Flayer of the Hatebound and Undying Evil on Oxidda Scrapmelter.

Step 5: Sacrifice Flayer of the Hatebound, Oxidda Scrapmelter, and any combination of lands (the Rage Nimbus is also a viable sacrifice target). (Note: Make sure you sacrifice the Flayer of the Hatebound first)

Step 6: Have the Flayer of Hatebound deal its damage to Liliana. Oxidda Scrapmelter should destroy the Lumengrid Gargoyle with its special ability and then deal its damage to Liliana. Liliana now has 11 health.

Step 7: Liliana will play a Swamp on her turn.

Step 8: You'll draw a Plains. Attack with everything (Flayer of the Hatebound, Oxidda Scrapmelter, War Priest of Thune) to deal 11 damage and win.