Deface
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target creature with defender.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #18581
Deface kills an artifact or creature with zero power for one red mana at instant speed — narrow targeting, rock-bottom cost. It earns a slot only in decks that specifically need cheap artifact removal and can tolerate the zero-power clause doing nothing against most creatures.
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, Deface is a budget option for red decks that struggle with artifact hate, but the zero-power restriction means it blanks against the majority of relevant creatures on a typical table. Pauper is where Deface is most competitive — the format's creature base skews smaller and cheap instant-speed interaction is genuinely scarce. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, dedicated removal is so efficient that Deface doesn't make the cut outside of extreme budget builds. Vintage ignores it entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Deface is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the effect fits your deck. Price floor this low doesn't move; it's a quarter-bin card that stays there.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.