Crush
Instant
Destroy target noncreature artifact.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #18295
Crush destroys exactly one artifact — and only if that artifact is tapped — for one red mana. The conditional rider makes it a sideboard card at best, and in Commander, where better options exist at the same price point, it rarely earns a slot.
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, Crush is outclassed by unconditional artifact removal like Smelt or By Force, and the tapped restriction means you can't reliably answer a mana rock before it untaps. Pauper is the only format where Crush sees occasional fringe play, since the common card pool is shallow enough that the one-mana cost still looks attractive in dedicated artifact-hate sideboards. In Legacy and Vintage, the restriction is a dealbreaker — those formats move too fast and too precisely for conditional removal to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
Crush sits at $0.04, firmly bulk territory. At that price it costs nothing to own, but the low price reflects low demand — there's no scenario where this card becomes a staple, so it holds value only in the sense that bulk doesn't really lose value either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.