Akroma's Vengeance
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2004
- Price
- $0.54
- EDHREC rank
- #6129
Akroma's Vengeance hits everything — artifacts, enchantments, and creatures in one six-mana sweep — making it one of the most complete board resets white has access to. The cycling ability on Gavi, Nest Warden decks means you can pitch it for value when a wipe isn't needed, which pushes it well past comparable options at the same cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden makes Akroma's Vengeance free to cycle on the first cycle each turn, letting you loot it away in favorable board states and cast it when the table needs wiping — the same card does double duty as both fuel and reset.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope gives your permanents indestructible, so Akroma's Vengeance becomes a one-sided apocalypse that leaves your board standing while flattening everything your opponents control.
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark rewards every discard and cycle, so Akroma's Vengeance either resets a board gone sideways or converts into a ping and a stat boost when the timing is wrong for a wipe.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Akroma's Vengeance earns its reputation — six mana is accessible by mid-game, and the combination of artifact, enchantment, and creature removal in one card is rare enough to matter at a four-player table. The cycling clause is what separates it from Planar Cleansing and similar effects; it's never a dead draw. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant — those formats move too fast for a six-mana sorcery that doesn't win the game on the spot. Oathbreaker is the one other 60-card-adjacent format where it sees occasional play, again in white control shells that can reach six mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.54 bulk tier
At $0.54, Akroma's Vengeance sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy include — you're paying almost nothing for a proven board wipe with a built-in safety valve. Demand from Gavi, Nest Warden and Avacyn, Angel of Hope decks keeps it from dropping further, but don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gavi, Nest Warden
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.