Extirpate
Instant
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $1.22
- EDHREC rank
- #21512
Extirpate exiles every copy of a card from all graveyards, hands, libraries, and exile simultaneously — and it splits second, so nothing stops it. One black mana to permanently erase a combo piece, recursion target, or problematic permanent from the game is one of the best rates in interaction.
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 |
In Commander, Extirpate punches above its weight because the singleton format makes it surgical removal rather than disruption — strip the one copy of Thassa's Oracle or Demonic Consultation and that player's win condition is gone for the game. Legacy and Vintage are where Extirpate has historically earned respect, particularly against reanimator strategies where exiling a Griselbrand from the graveyard and all copies from the deck closes the door entirely. Modern sees it as a sideboard option against graveyard combo and control decks leaning on specific silver bullets, though Surgical Extraction's zero-mana ceiling keeps Extirpate in second place there. Split second is the critical differentiator across every format — no responses, no Veil of Summer, no Teferi's protection.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.22 cheap tier
At $1.22, Extirpate sits in the cheap tier for a card with split second and this much raw power. The price reflects the competition from Surgical Extraction rather than any weakness in Extirpate itself, so it's a clean pickup for black decks that can't or won't splash colorless.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.