Dismantling Wave
Sorcery
For each opponent, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment that player controls.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, destroy all artifacts and enchantments.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.77
- EDHREC rank
- #4573
Dismantling Wave hits every opponent's artifacts and enchantments at once — or goes deep on one player with the cycling mode — and in a Gavi, Nest Warden deck it costs nothing to cycle. The catch is that it's a sorcery and gives opponents a heads-up, so stapled enchantments like Nine Lives survive if their controller is paying attention. Still the cleanest mass answer white-blue has for permanent-based lock pieces.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden makes the first cycling each turn free, which means Dismantling Wave can cycle at instant speed for zero mana — turning a situational sweeper into a no-cost card that replaces itself whenever the board doesn't need cleaning.
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified care about casting noncreature spells and rewarding spell volume, so Dismantling Wave pulls double duty — clearing artifacts and enchantments while feeding the density of instants and sorceries the deck wants to chain together.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dismantling Wave earns its slot: three opponents means the base mode can strip up to nine permanents at once, and the cycling option lets you dig when the board is clean. In 1v1 formats like Legacy and Vintage it's legal but outclassed — Fragmentize, Disenchant, and Wear // Tear are faster and more mana-efficient at dealing with a single threat. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's multiplayer logic closely enough that the math holds there too. Anywhere it's not legal, the question is moot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Nine LivesFractured IdentityDismantling Wave
Each opponent loses the game
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Fractured IdentityLichDismantling WavePlatinum Angel
Each opponent loses the game; Infinite lifeloss
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Current price
$0.77 bulk tier
At $0.77, Dismantling Wave sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or cheap single. Bulk enchantment removal rarely spikes unless a commander breaks into the mainstream, so don't expect the price to move much, but at this cost there's no reason to leave it out of a cycling or white-blue control build.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.