Daring Demolition
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or Vehicle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26306
Daring Demolition destroys any artifact or creature unconditionally — no targeting restrictions, no condition to meet. Four mana at sorcery speed is the real cost, and in Commander that's a meaningful ask when cheaper options exist.
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, Daring Demolition competes in a crowded slot against instant-speed and cheaper options, so it typically lands in budget builds or precon upgrades where the alternatives haven't been acquired yet. Pauper is its best home — the common card pool is shallow enough that unconditional artifact-or-creature removal at any rarity restriction is genuinely useful. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, four-mana sorceries that only destroy a single permanent don't make the cut when those formats move faster and demand more efficiency. Daring Demolition is legal across nearly every format but competitive in almost none of them.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Daring Demolition is deep bulk — the kind of card that comes out of precon or draft chaff without ever being sought out. It holds no financial value and never will, but as a functional pickup it costs essentially nothing if a budget Commander deck genuinely needs the slot filled.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.