Expose to Daylight
Instant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Scry 1.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #19014
Expose to Daylight destroys an artifact or enchantment and scrys 1 — solid effect, but three mana in white is a crowded slot where Disenchant costs two and Suncleanser effects do more. Run it if you need redundancy past the premium options, not as a first pick.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Expose to Daylight sits at the back of the line — white has so many cheaper or more versatile answers that three mana for a single removal spell rarely makes the cut in 100-card decks hungry for efficiency. Pauper is its best home, where the card pool is shallow enough that the scry 1 rider actually differentiates it from strictly cheaper options. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, it doesn't see play; those formats move too fast for a three-mana sorcery with no immediate board impact beyond one permanent. Pioneer and Oathbreaker follow the Commander logic: fine in a pinch, but outclassed.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Expose to Daylight is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. It holds no financial value, but at that price it's a zero-regret inclusion if you genuinely need the ninth or tenth artifact-and-enchantment answer in a pauper pile.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.