Epic Downfall
Sorcery
Exile target creature with mana value 3 or greater.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #8261
Epic Downfall exiles any creature with mana value 3 or greater for two mana — clean, unconditional, and immune to graveyard recursion. It's one of the most efficient single-target exile pieces in black, and the only thing keeping it off every removal suite is the floor on small threats like token generators or mana dorks.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King cares about dealing combat damage with high-power creatures, which means opposing blockers with mana value 3 or greater are the exact threats standing in the way — Epic Downfall clears them at instant speed before attacks, and the exile clause stops anything from coming back to block again next turn.
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, Epic Downfall earns its slot because the format is defined by haymakers: four-, five-, and six-mana creatures that need to die and stay dead. The exile clause does real work against Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, Netherborn Altar loops, and any commander that wants to return from the graveyard. In competitive 60-card formats, it loses ground to Fatal Push and Dismember, which hit cheaper curves and carry no mana-value floor — but it remains a legitimate sideboard option in slower Pioneer and Modern midrange matchups where the targets are reliably above three. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better options at this effect, so Epic Downfall sits at the bottom of consideration there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Epic Downfall is deep bulk — a quarter-bin pickup that punches well above its price point. Bulk removal with unconditional exile upside rarely spikes, so there's no urgency, but there's also no reason not to slot it in immediately.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.