Crux of Fate
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Destroy all Dragon creatures.
• Destroy all non-Dragon creatures.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fate Reforged
- Price
- $2.27
- EDHREC rank
- #1552
Crux of Fate clears the board while leaving your dragons standing — that's the whole pitch, and at five mana it delivers. In any deck where your commander is a dragon, this is a one-sided wrath, and one-sided wraths at instant or sorcery speed are exactly what Commander games are decided by; Rivaz of the Claw lists run it at nearly 80% inclusion for exactly that reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
Rivaz of the Claw is a dragon commander in a dragon deck, so Crux of Fate is functionally asymmetric here — wipe your opponents' boards, keep your threats, then untap and attack into nothing.
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master tutors for dragons and wins by attacking with them, making Crux of Fate a reset button that clears blockers and answers while leaving the entire engine intact.
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon builds a board of expensive, hard-to-replace threats, and Crux of Fate lets that investment survive a sweeper while everyone else starts from scratch.
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is the only creature that matters in its deck, so Crux of Fate doubles as targeted protection — destroy all non-dragons and your commander emerges untouched.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager is itself a dragon, so Crux of Fate protects the commander while answering any board state that's gotten out of hand.
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 |
Crux of Fate is a Commander card through and through — the dragon clause is nearly irrelevant in other formats but is the entire reason it's a staple in EDH. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but never played; five-mana sorcery-speed wraths don't make the cut when Wrath of God and Damnation exist and you're not building a dragon tribal deck. In Commander, that asymmetry flips the calculus entirely: dragon tribal lists run Crux of Fate at rates that rival their best interaction pieces because the floor is still a five-mana sweeper and the ceiling is a free board wipe that leaves your team standing. Outside dragon shells, generic black wrath options are more efficient, so this card's value is almost entirely context-dependent.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.27 cheap tier
At $2.27, Crux of Fate sits in the bracket where staples get picked up without much thought — cheap enough to slot into any dragon deck without a budget conversation. It's been reprinted enough times to stay affordable, and given how heavily it's played in Rivaz of the Claw, Sivitri, Dragon Master, and The Ur-Dragon lists, that price is unlikely to move dramatically in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Rivaz of the Claw
- Sivitri, Dragon Master
- The Ur-Dragon
- Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.