Crook of Condemnation
Artifact
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: Exile target card from a graveyard., Exile this artifact: Exile all graveyards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20187
Crook of Condemnation answers graveyard strategies on the spot — one mana to exile a single card at instant speed, or tap-and-sacrifice to exile every graveyard at once. The real upside is the Immortal Coil kill: exile an opponent's entire graveyard with the activated ability and watch the enchantment finish the job.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Crook of Condemnation earns its slot as budget, repeatable graveyard hate that doesn't eat a card slot for a one-shot effect — you can pick off individual reanimation targets at instant speed while holding the nuclear option in reserve. It's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but those formats demand faster or more permanent answers, and dedicated hate pieces like Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void do more work for competitive stakes. Crook of Condemnation is essentially a Commander card — cheap enough to slot without thinking, good enough to matter when the graveyard deck at the table tries to go off.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Immortal CoilFractured IdentityCrook of Condemnation
Each opponent loses the game
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Crook of Condemnation is pure bulk — you're picking it up as a throw-in, not a purchase. Bulk artifact staples like this rarely move in price, so there's no urgency either way; just grab one next time you're rounding out an order.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.