Final Reward
Instant
Exile target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22931
Final Reward exiles the target — no graveyard recursion, no death triggers, just gone — at the cost of five mana at instant speed. That price tag is the whole problem: five mana for a single-target removal spell is a steep ask when four-mana options like Swords to Plowshares exist in white or Path of Exile effects exist across colors.
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, Final Reward occupies the low end of acceptable removal — exile is the right effect, but five mana competes with wraths and two-for-ones for the same slot, so most lists that can run cheaper exile effects will. In Pauper, the common print actually matters: unconditional exile at instant speed is rare at that rarity, and the format's slower clock makes five mana more tolerable, giving Final Reward a real home there. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the card is legal but essentially irrelevant — those formats have access to far more efficient removal and no reason to run a five-mana single-target spell. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: fine if you're budget-building in black and need exile coverage, but not a first choice.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Final Reward at the moment, but as a common with multiple printings it typically sits well under $0.50 — often bulk-bin territory. At that price point it's an easy budget include if you need exile removal and have already filled your cheaper slots.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.