Blow Your House Down
Sorcery
Up to three target creatures can't block this turn. Destroy any of them that are Walls.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22711
Blow Your House Down clears all blocking creatures at instant speed for three mana — a combat trick that doubles as a pseudo-board wipe when your attacking team is already on the ground. It's narrow enough that only dedicated go-wide red decks want it, but in those shells it consistently punches above its cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blow Your House Down earns a slot in aggressive red decks that need the final swing to connect through a wall of blockers — think token strategies or Goblin tribal where you've built a wide board and just need the path cleared. It's a nonissue in competitive formats: Modern and Legacy have faster, more flexible removal that doesn't require you to be attacking. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where it sees occasional use, fueling red all-in aggro strategies that need exactly this effect on a budget. The card is too situational for any midrange or control shell in any format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Blow Your House Down is pure bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in and never think twice about the cost. Bulk commons don't appreciate, but there's no reason it should cost more given how narrow the use case is.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.