Breaking of the Fellowship
Sorcery
Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to another target creature that player controls. The Ring tempts you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #11659
Breaking of the Fellowship exiles up to three target creatures — one per opponent — for three mana at sorcery speed, clearing blockers or threats across the whole table in a single card. The sorcery speed and one-per-opponent ceiling mean it underperforms against solo threats, but the exile clause and multi-target breadth make it a genuine value piece in four-player pods.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Breaking of the Fellowship earns its slot by hitting up to three creatures across three different opponents for three mana — that's a rate no single-target removal spell can match in a four-player game. Pauper is the only non-rotating format where it might see real play outside Commander, though the format's creature threats rarely demand exile over cheaper answers. In Legacy and Vintage the card is legal but irrelevant; those formats move too fast for a sorcery-speed three-mana three-for-one that can't touch the most dangerous permanents. Breaking of the Fellowship is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Breaking of the Fellowship sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up in any common lot and don't think twice about the cost. Bulk rares and commons with niche appeal rarely climb unless a combo or commander pushes them into the spotlight, so treat this as a free include, not a spec.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.