Demolition Field
Land
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, , Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #392
Demolition Field blows up any nonbasic land and replaces itself with a basic — a land slot that doubles as targeted nonbasic hate with no mana investment. The cost is real: you lose your land drop for the turn you activate it, so timing matters, but in a format where nonbasic lands do everything from generate mana to win games outright, that trade is almost always worth taking.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
River Song
River Song decks are built around casting spells from unusual zones, and Demolition Field's activated ability triggers off a land — not a spell — letting it sneak past River Song's spoiler mechanic while still advancing the board state by clearing a problem land.
Disa the Restless
Disa the Restless cares about Lhurgoyfs and self-mill, which means the graveyard is a resource — Demolition Field slots in as cheap, colorless nonbasic removal that doesn't ask anything of Disa's green-black mana base and keeps opponents off powerful utility lands that could otherwise disrupt the engine.
Terra, Herald of Hope
Terra, Herald of Hope rewards playing lots of lands and basic-land synergies, so Demolition Field fits perfectly: it removes an opponent's nonbasic threat and fetches a basic that directly fuels Terra's value engine.
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw runs a Vampire tribal engine that wants opponents kept off-balance, and Demolition Field provides colorless nonbasic disruption that any three-color deck can slot in without straining the mana base.
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
Satya, Aetherflux Genius copies artifacts and creatures for value, and Demolition Field earns its slot in that shell by policing the nonbasic lands opponents use to answer or outrace the token engine — no colored mana required.
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, Demolition Field is a genuine land slot that pulls double duty: 99-card singleton formats are full of utility nonbasics that generate card advantage, tutor, or enable combos, and a colorless answer that costs nothing to include is valuable in any deck that wants to slow down a problem land. In competitive Legacy and Vintage, it's too slow — Wasteland does the same job for free, and the difference between zero and one mana is enormous in those formats. Modern and Pioneer have fewer free land-destruction options, but Demolition Field still competes in niche land-disruption shells rather than mainboards, since most decks would rather spend that slot on something proactive. Standard is where it sees the most casual constructed play, particularly as a hedge against nonbasic-heavy mana bases in midrange mirrors.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Demolition Field is bulk — pick it up without a second thought any time you're sleeving a Commander deck that wants land hate. Bulk nonbasic removal this accessible rarely spikes, so there's no urgency to buy copies in volume.
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Sources
Mentioned
- River Song
- Disa the Restless
- Terra, Herald of Hope
- Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
- Satya, Aetherflux Genius
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.