Is Evacuation good in Commander?

Evacuation in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Evacuation clears every creature from the battlefield at instant speed for five mana — a full reset that leaves lands, artifacts, and enchantments untouched. It's the go-to board wipe for blue decks that want to bounce their own creatures for value, and Admiral Brass, Unsinkable makes it a one-sided haymaker by immediately reloading the Pirate army from the graveyard.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Admiral Brass, Unsinkable

43.1% of decks · synergy 0.40

Admiral Brass, Unsinkable turns Evacuation into a pseudo-one-sided wipe: opponents' creatures go to hand while your Pirates return from the graveyard straight to the battlefield with +1/+1 counters, refueling your board while emptying everyone else's.

02

Kami of the Crescent Moon

42.8% of decks · synergy 0.35

Kami of the Crescent Moon runs Evacuation as a tempo weapon in group-draw chaos shells — bouncing the board forces opponents to recast creatures and immediately draw into more gas, accelerating the chaotic parity that Kami thrives on.

03

Omo, Queen of Vesuva

29.2% of decks · synergy 0.25

Omo, Queen of Vesuva manipulates land types and creature subtypes, so Evacuation serves as a reset button that clears blockers and opposing threats while Omo's counters and type-setting persist on permanents that aren't creatures.

04

Beluna Grandsquall

19.8% of decks · synergy 0.18

Beluna Grandsquall cares about Adventure cards, and Evacuation gives the deck a clean slate that lets Beluna rebuild with creatures that have already been adventured — bouncing opponents' boards while your hand refills with double-faced value.

05

Clement, the Worrywort

21.1% of decks · synergy 0.17

Clement, the Worrywort generates value from casting spells and having creatures enter the battlefield, so Evacuation doubles as a reset that sets up a fresh wave of enters-the-battlefield triggers when the team is replayed.

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

Commander is where Evacuation does its best work — five mana is acceptable in a format that runs Sol Ring and three-mana rocks, and the instant speed makes it a legitimate combat trick that can blow out an alpha strike. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but essentially irrelevant; those formats move too fast for a five-mana sorcery-speed effect stapled to instant timing to matter when Terminus and Toxic Deluge exist at lower costs. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: Evacuation is solid and sees niche play in blue control signatures. The Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper bans are moot — this card's home has always been multiplayer.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.60 bulk tier

At $0.60, Evacuation sits firmly in bulk territory despite being one of the cleaner instant-speed board wipes blue has access to in Commander. Supply from multiple printings keeps the price suppressed, so there's no reason to pay a premium — pick up a copy whenever you need one.