Beacon of Destruction
Instant
Beacon of Destruction deals 5 damage to any target. Shuffle Beacon of Destruction into its owner's library.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #17959
Beacon of Destruction deals 5 damage to any target and shuffles itself back into your library — a repeatable threat stapled to a single instant. Five mana for 5 damage is below rate in 2024, and the shuffle-back clause doesn't save it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Beacon of Destruction is a fringe inclusion — five mana for 5 damage doesn't close games at a table of four, and the self-shuffle means you'll rarely see it twice at meaningful speed. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more efficient burn that makes Beacon of Destruction uncompetitive in those formats. Modern is technically legal but the card sees no play there; Lava Spike and Lightning Bolt do more for less. It finds its most defensible home in niche Commander builds — Obosh, the Preypiercer as an odd-mana payoff, or Mizzix of the Izmagnus where instant/sorcery synergies give it incidental upside.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Beacon of Destruction is bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. Don't expect that price to move; demand is low and supply from older sets keeps it floored.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.