Destroy Evil
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
• Destroy target enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #5777
Destroy Evil hits any creature with toughness 4 or greater or any enchantment — two of the most relevant permanent types in Commander — for two mana at instant speed. That flexibility at that cost makes it a clean include in any white deck that needs removal, and Tidus, Yuna's Guardian lists have made it a staple.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian decks run Destroy Evil in 38% of lists because the deck plays a tempo game that demands cheap, instant-speed answers — and hitting chunky blockers or problematic enchantments for two mana fits exactly what that shell wants.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner leans on enchantments and high-power creatures as central pieces, so Destroy Evil earns its slot as a surgical answer that can strip an opponent's Aura Shards or clear a stacked blocker without overcommitting mana.
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, Destroy Evil punches above its cost — enchantment removal and creature removal on a single instant for two mana covers a massive portion of the threat landscape, especially as Auras and Sagas have become format staples. Pauper is where it competes hardest for a slot, but the enchantment clause gives it real reach against the format's numerous Aura strategies. In Modern and Pioneer it's fringe at best, squeezed out by cheaper unconditional options, but the toughness-4-or-greater clause does occasionally line up against format pillars. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a two-mana conditional removal spell when faster answers exist. The formats where it shines are exactly the slower, enchantment-dense ones — Commander first, Pauper second.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Destroy Evil is pure bulk — grab a copy out of any common box without thinking twice. Bulk commons with broad Commander applicability tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively, but there's also no reason to hesitate on picking one up.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.