Hull Breach
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Destroy target artifact and target enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legendary Cube Prize Pack
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2340
Hull Breach destroys an artifact and an enchantment for two mana — that's two-for-one removal at instant-adjacent sorcery speed, and it's one of the most efficient answers in Gruul colors. Commanders like The Swarmlord run it because removing a Propaganda or a Sol Ring on the same line is exactly what a two-mana spell should do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord decks are packed with creatures and light on noncreature permanents, so every removal slot has to pull double weight — Hull Breach answers the enchantments that tax attackers and the artifacts that accelerate opponents in a single card. At 60% inclusion across nearly 2,900 decks, it's close to a staple.
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane's copy doubling is wasted on single-target spells, but Hull Breach's two-mode structure means copying it can net three or four permanents destroyed at once. That asymmetry is why nearly 40% of Lucea Kane lists slot it in.
Riku of Many Paths
Riku of Many Paths rewards instants and sorceries, and Hull Breach is one of the few removal spells where copying it doesn't feel wasteful — you're already hitting two targets on the original, so a copy that cleans up two more is a four-for-one turn. That raw efficiency explains its 31% inclusion rate here.
Wort, the Raidmother
Wort, the Raidmother's conspire mechanic copies spells for free when you tap two attacking creatures, and Hull Breach conspires cleanly into a four-permanent wipe that costs two mana plus attackers you're swinging with anyway.
General Marhault Elsdragon
General Marhault Elsdragon decks attack every turn and rarely have room for clunky removal, so Hull Breach earns its slot by handling the stax pieces and combo artifacts that would otherwise shut the strategy down — two targets for two mana fits the aggro-removal sweet spot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hull Breach lives — multiplayer tables are littered with Sol Rings, Rhystic Studies, and Smothering Tithes, and hitting one of each for two mana is a genuine tempo swing. In Pauper, it competes with a narrower field of targets but remains a clean two-for-one in any Gruul shell that needs artifact and enchantment answers on a budget. Legacy and Vintage have access to more efficient one-mana options and faster clocks, so Hull Breach rarely makes the cut there despite being legal. It's not in Modern or Pioneer, which is no loss — those formats would sideline it anyway.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Hull Breach isn't available in the current index, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the latest figure. Given its age, multiple reprints, and staple status in budget Gruul Commander lists, it has historically been an inexpensive pickup well worth having in your collection.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Swarmlord
- Magus Lucea Kane
- Riku of Many Paths
- Wort, the Raidmother
- General Marhault Elsdragon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.