Gaze of Granite
Sorcery
Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- GRN Guild Kit
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #4874
Gaze of Granite wipes the board of everything with mana value X or less — creatures, artifacts, enchantments, all of it — for the cost of two mana plus whatever X you choose. The flexibility is real, but the floor is paying three mana to kill nothing relevant, so it earns its slot in decks that can reliably cast it at X=3 or higher. Hearthhull, the Worldseed makes that investment trivial by generating the mana and the payoff simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
Hearthhull, the Worldseed generates massive amounts of mana and cares about wiping the board clean, and Gaze of Granite is one of the few sweepers that hits artifacts and enchantments alongside creatures — exactly the kind of thorough reset a Worldseed rebuild rewards.
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wants creatures in the graveyard to recur, and Gaze of Granite doubles as both a board wipe and a self-mill accelerant that dumps your own cheap creatures into the bin on demand.
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful runs a Sultai mutate shell where most threats sit at low mana values, so Gaze of Granite clearing out opponent boards at X=2 or 3 while leaving Otrimi's higher-cost mutate stacks intact is a clean asymmetric sweeper.
Damia, Sage of Stone
Damia, Sage of Stone refills your hand every upkeep, so the card disadvantage of a six-mana sweeper is irrelevant — Gaze of Granite becomes one of the cleanest answers to token floods and artifact-heavy boards in a Sultai midrange shell.
Grismold, the Dreadsower
Grismold, the Dreadsower floods the board with 1/1 plant tokens for opponents, then punishes them for dying — Gaze of Granite at X=1 wipes all those tokens simultaneously, turning a single spell into a massive stat boost for Grismold.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Gaze of Granite earns its keep — three to four players running artifacts, enchantments, and token boards means a high-X Gaze frequently answers threats that targeted removal can't touch in a single spell. In competitive Commander it competes with faster one-sided sweepers, but in midrange Sultai or Jund builds it slots in as a catch-all. In Legacy and Vintage the sorcery speed and mana investment make Gaze of Granite too slow against the broken things those formats are doing. Pioneer and Modern have more competitive sweeper options at lower mana costs, so Gaze of Granite rarely makes those 75s outside of very specific brews.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Gaze of Granite is bulk — you'll find it in any trade binder or bulk bin without effort. That price reflects real supply, not a sleeper pickup; it's a narrow Commander card that sees modest constructed play, so don't expect the floor to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.