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Chain of Acid

Sorcery

Destroy target noncreature permanent. Then that permanent's controller may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Onslaught
Price
$0.33
EDHREC rank
#20026
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Chain of Acid card art
Chain of Acid destroys any noncreature permanent for four mana — lands included — and passes that option to any opponent who wants to keep the chain going. The catch is symmetry: anyone at the table can redirect it, so it shines hardest when you can either break parity or combo off Witherbloom Apprentice to convert each link into life drain.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Chain of Acid earns its slot, primarily in dedicated combo shells that loop it for repeated destruction rather than casting it once as spot removal. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but four mana for a sorcery-speed removal spell without built-in protection rarely clears the bar in those formats. Oathbreaker is the other legal home, and the same combo logic applies — pair it with the right partner and the chain becomes a win condition rather than fair interaction.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.33 bulk tier

At $0.33, Chain of Acid is firmly bulk — low enough that picking up multiple copies for different decks costs less than a draft booster. Bulk combo pieces with a narrow but real win condition tend to sit flat rather than spike unless a new enabler pushes the archetype into mainstream play.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.