Excise
Instant
Exile target attacking creature unless its controller pays 
.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26548
Excise exiles a tapped creature for a single white mana — no conditions, no fuss, just permanent removal at instant speed. It's a strict upgrade over most one-mana removal spells in any format where exile matters.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Excise earns a slot in any white deck that wants cheap, clean answers — the exile clause beats regeneration, indestructible, and graveyard recursion all at once, and the tapped requirement is rarely a problem given how often creatures attack or tap for abilities. In Pauper, it competes in a crowded field of white removal, but exiling at common rarity for one mana is genuinely rare and gives it a real edge over Pacifism effects. Legacy and Vintage have no shortage of efficient interaction, but Excise is legal there and the ceiling is high enough that fringe white aggro or hate-bear builds could find uses for it.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Excise is deep bulk — you'll pull it from a common box or grab a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk efficient removal rarely spikes unless a format break makes it suddenly essential, so treat it as a free inclusion, not a spec.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.