Fade into Antiquity
Sorcery
Exile target artifact or enchantment.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #13043
Fade into Antiquity exiles an artifact or enchantment for three mana at sorcery speed — clean, permanent removal with no rider conditions. It's a respectable budget slot in green Commander decks, and the exile clause keeps it honest against graveyard recursion.
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 |
Fade into Antiquity is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees real play in Commander and Pauper. In Commander, artifact and enchantment threats are everywhere — Rhystic Study, Smothering Tithe, Darksteel Forge — and the exile clause matters when opponents run Replenish or Goblin Welder effects. In Pauper, it competes with Gleeful Demolition and Broken Wings for the slot, so the sorcery speed and single-target scope put it behind those options in most lists. Anywhere faster formats apply, three-mana sorcery removal doesn't make the cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Fade into Antiquity is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and that's unlikely to change given how many functional equivalents exist at the same rarity. It's a zero-guilt include if you need the effect and haven't picked up a Deglamer or Wilt yet.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.