Consuming Sinkhole
Instant
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Choose one —
• Exile target land creature.
• Consuming Sinkhole deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27482
Consuming Sinkhole exiles a land or a land creature for two mana — clean, unconditional removal that doubles as land destruction when the situation calls for it. At instant speed, that flexibility makes it a legitimate consideration in any black deck that needs cheap, permanent answers.
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, Consuming Sinkhole fills a niche that most black removal ignores: it can answer a Maze of Ith, a Glacial Chasm, or a Thespian's Stage without a second thought, while still handling creatures like Dryad of the Ilysian Grove that are technically lands. Pauper is where Consuming Sinkhole has the most competitive relevance, since the format's card pool makes two-mana exile effects genuinely scarce. In Modern and Pioneer it's outclassed by cheaper, more flexible options and won't see serious play. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at a higher ceiling — the bar for a two-mana sorcery-speed-or-worse effect is simply too high.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Consuming Sinkhole is deep bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. That price isn't going anywhere meaningful given the card's narrow competitive footprint, so treat it as a free slot in any budget build that needs the effect.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.