Destructive Force
Sorcery
Each player sacrifices five lands of their choice. Destructive Force deals 5 damage to each creature.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #17541
Destructive Force wipes the board of creatures and lands simultaneously — seven mana buys a reset so thorough that players who can't rebuild fast are simply eliminated. Run it in decks that survive the land destruction better than opponents do, or don't run it at all.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Svella, Ice Shaper
Svella, Ice Shaper generates mana through its activated ability independent of land count, so after Destructive Force levels the table, Svella can keep firing while opponents are stuck on two or three lands — the asymmetry is the whole point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Destructive Force is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, though seven mana prices it out of Legacy and Modern almost entirely — faster formats kill or win before this resolves. Commander is its natural home: the singleton rule means you're not leaning on multiples, and the multiplayer table means one Destructive Force punishes three opponents at once, multiplying its efficiency beyond anything a 1v1 game offers. In Oathbreaker it's playable if your planeswalker generates enough mana advantage to survive the land wipe alongside your opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Destructive Force sits firmly in bulk territory — this is a card you throw in a trade binder or pick up without a second thought. Bulk rares with niche-but-real Commander applications tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Svella, Ice Shaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.