This card is one of the best spot removal spells in the game. Anyone who would rate it a 1 is has obviously either not played with it or they have lost to it. While StP is better most of the time, the drawback does not make the card bad at all. I use 4 Swords to Plowshares and 4 Path to Exiles in my control deck and love both. Path is almost never a disapointing draw.

  -- By Colin Sabor from Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 24, 2011

Great card i use it in almost every white deck i have , everybody shoud!

  -- By dr.oi mtgo trading bots from Netherlands on February 17, 2011

The words "basic land" makes this even more powerful than swords in type 1/1.5 where everyone is holding Dual Lands.

  -- By Ian from Toronto, Canada on February 12, 2011

I agree that this card is better than Sword to Plowshire in some deck. If the deck is not seek the victory from Life Points (for example a milled deck) then Sword of Plowshire is better, but if you play deck in beatdown type then this card is more useful. Change a creature into a basic land.

  -- By Anonymous from England on July 07, 2010

For slain creature like Ball Lighting, Tarmogoyf, and the others big creature cards, I rather used this card than Sword to Plowshire... Esp. for Legacy (that many player used dual lands rather than basic lands)... Great card! Can be used in my Parfait deck... Path to Exile, then Land Tax.... hehehe....

  -- By Jansen Robert from Cleveland on July 03, 2010

I give this card five stars because Path to Exile can be used as alternative card of Sword to Plowshire! Great and wonderful card!

  -- By Anonymous from ??? on June 24, 2010

Those of you who graded this card a 1-star either A) Don't care for WHITE B) Have lost miserably to Path or C) Don't really understand the strategic nature of Magic. I'm not a fan of Black &/or Red; however, I would never dream of rating Dark Ritual or Lightning Bolt less than 4-stars. Please keep things in perspective when rating cards rather than throwing a temper-tantrum.

  -- By ferrioso from Sioux Falls, SD on June 13, 2010

THE best spot creature removal in the game. EVER. I have personally used this little beauty to kill a first turn Phage.

  -- By Joseph Jordan from Norcal on March 25, 2010

great for a white blue mill archive trap anyone.

  -- By Anonymous from florida on January 04, 2010

Amazing card. What else is there to say?

  -- By Anonymous from Los Angeles, CA on December 02, 2009

One Word: Basic Land.

  -- By Mr. Stangroom from Springfield, MO USA on November 09, 2009

I can't give this card 5 stars because it gives your opponent mana acceleration and thins his deck, which I do not like. This makes it riskier than swords to plowshares. Life is easier of overcome than an opponents mana acceleration. Great card nonetheless.

  -- By Jozsef from NJ on August 16, 2009

...wow absolutely perfect , very cheap to cast for a very devastating effect, better than unmake, oblivion ring and crib swap, but not with swords to plowshares, anyways path to exile is perfect for white weenies....

  -- By Kith from Philippines on June 25, 2009

Boring

  -- By Anonymous from USA on June 24, 2009

you want to maelstrom pulse my spectral procession token, and knock out the 5 others? nope. instead I think I'll ramp myself up a mana and make your spell fizzle.

  -- By Anonymous from Cleveland, OH USA on May 31, 2009

This is a staple for sure card; it's cheap, it's amazing against Demigod of Revenge, and if you really need to, you can play it one of your own creatures and ramp yourself up a mana. With unearth cards, and cards like Makeshift Mannequin and Profane Command, removing the card from the game is awesome.

  -- By Greg from Atlanta on May 29, 2009

Five Stars. Excellent card. I can't think of a better replacement for Swards to Plowshares, given the types of drawbacks (or balances) that are the way of the day. Exact ability of the classic, but with giving the controller a taped land instead of life, so it thins their deck and gives them next turn mana, but no life. It is potentially better than life equal to the toughness (for weak creatures), but potentially worse for you as you wont be able to save your game by gaining life through killing one of your own big creatures. This card has a beautiful picture and a game saving ability. You can top deck for a classy win with this one.

  -- By Buddy Sasquach from Houghton, MI, USA on May 05, 2009

very versatile card! good for late game play, stop major threats, use it on ur own creature in responjse b4 it hits ur grave if u have mana problems, however ploweshares is better. top card 4 da white winni lorwyn block.

  -- By THE MASTER from melbz on April 17, 2009

I have to disagree with you Provo, UT. This card doesn't make other cards obsolete. There is only one other removal card that is on par with this anyway and that's Swords to Plowshares. White has a lot of great removal (Wrath of God anyone?) so another card just adds to the sweetness. That being said I do agree this is a staple that pretty much any white deck will need.

  -- By Seth from Florida on April 09, 2009

broken

  -- By Anonymous from mars on April 06, 2009

Cards like these, which make many otherwise playable cards obsolete, should never be printed. Making pseudo copies of already powerful cards is painfully annoying to say the least. That said, it's a staple card and you'll have to put up with it in Standard for another 1 1/2 years and Extended for longer than you care to think about.

  -- By Anonymous from Provo, UT, USA on March 28, 2009

Owns.

  -- By James Doto from somewhere on March 18, 2009

A truly wonderful card. It truly rivals Swords to Plowshares and is every bit as good, it just depends on the game situation. In general, Swords to Plowshares will be better for early game creature removal, as they tend to have lesser power than those cast late game. Path to Exile, on the other hand, seems better served as a late-game creature removal spell, rather than early game, as early game, the land advantage would be far more significant. All-in-all, a great card, but this is better served later in the game, on big creatures. For smaller creatures, however, STP would be a much better choice.

  -- By Lunaticfringe from So Cal, USA on March 17, 2009

average. IS IT!

  -- By quendar bummer from your mum on March 03, 2009

not bad, but early in the game...it's a bad, bad idea. however, im giving this 5 stars because of one card in particular: demigod of revenge. once your opponent has the mana to play the demigod, chances are that another one won't do much of anything for them, so...this is just a condemn minus the life gain! there are some other good uses, too. should make an impact from vintage on up.

  -- By greg from here on February 25, 2009

Thank you WotC for not making it rare! It even goes nice with things like Land Tax and Knight of the White Orchid

  -- By Uninvited Ghost from Winnipeg, Canada on February 11, 2009

I actually like this card better than Swords to Plowshares because of its late game usage. Plowshares gives the opponent extra life while this card simply brings in an extra land

  -- By Anonymous from Antarctica on February 10, 2009

In Type 2, WOW! This card is a beast in that format. Every standard white deck should think about replacing their Unmake or Crib Swap for these. Awesome! In Vintage, though, I can't forsee this card every rivaling Swords to Plowshares. Off "the plow," there's only lifegain. Off the "exile," the deck is thinned (yes, by only 1 card, but thinning is always positive) and an extra land can be put into play, potentially allowing a land advantage to swing sides. I'd much rather you just gain some life and, other than that, leave the rest of the game state pretty much unchanged. Again, though, in standard? Get 4 now! Draft all you see! Not drafting white? Hate-draft them out of the pool! Why haven't you got foil Japanese ones yet!?

  -- By Anonymous from Amarillo, TX USA on February 10, 2009

Creature removal hasn't been this good since Swords to Plowshares. This isn't for the early drops, save this for their 5th (or later) turn when they tap out to unleash their game changer. Nuke it with the tap of a single land.

  -- By Benjamin from Michigan on February 07, 2009

Awesome.

  -- By Anonymous from Bell Isle on February 06, 2009

the new swords of plow, simple, efficient and effective... great card

  -- By TL from OH on February 06, 2009