Day of Black Sun
Sorcery
Each creature with mana value X or less loses all abilities until end of turn. Destroy those creatures.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $1.17
- EDHREC rank
- #7321
Day of Black Sun wipes the board and drains every opponent for the number of creatures it kills — all at instant speed for five mana. That combination of mass removal and life payment makes it a strict upgrade over most black wraths, and Ozai, the Phoenix King makes the drain clause hit even harder.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King cares about opponents losing life, so Day of Black Sun pulling double duty as a wrath and a damage engine is exactly what the deck wants — one spell clears blockers and advances the game plan simultaneously.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Day of Black Sun fills a niche no other black wrath quite covers: instant-speed, unconditional, and it punishes opponents for having large boards. The drain trigger scales with the table, meaning a mid-game cast against three creature-heavy decks can swing the life total race dramatically. In 60-card formats it faces steeper competition — Damnation and Toxic Deluge are cheaper and more consistent — so it stays a Commander card in practice despite being legal everywhere. Pauper is the only format where it can't be played at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.17 cheap tier
At $1.17, Day of Black Sun sits in the budget tier with no real justification to cost more — it's a new card without a long price history to resist pressure. At that price it's an easy pickup, and given how few black wraths offer both instant speed and a drain clause, demand should keep it from dropping further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.