Creeping Corrosion
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $1.75
- EDHREC rank
- #8556
Creeping Corrosion wipes every artifact on the board for four mana at sorcery speed — no exceptions, no survivors. It's the correct answer when an artifact player is pulling ahead, and Ygra, Eater of All turns that mass destruction into a one-sided life swing that closes games outright.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ygra, Eater of All
Ygra, Eater of All converts each destroyed artifact into a creature dying, which means Creeping Corrosion doesn't just reset the board — it feeds Ygra's life-drain engine and can drain opponents for double-digit life totals in a single sorcery.
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 |
Creeping Corrosion is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander, where artifact-heavy decks are common enough that a four-mana sweeper earns its slot. In Modern and Legacy, it competes with Shatterstorm for the same effect at the same cost, and neither sees meaningful competitive play — dedicated artifact hate in those formats leans on faster, more surgical options like Collector Ouphe or Null Rod. In Commander, the sorcery speed rarely matters because you're catching an artifact deck mid-combo or post-development, and the unconditional, non-regenerating destruction clause means Darksteel Forge and indestructible artifacts go with everything else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.75 cheap tier
At $1.75, Creeping Corrosion sits in the cheap tier — a straightforward pickup that won't strain any budget. Demand is steady enough from Commander players that the price holds, but it's never going to spike; it's a functional role-player, not a chase card.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.