Hurkyl's Final Meditation
Instant
During turns other than yours, this spell costs 
more to cast.
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities from the stack, including this card. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #16956
Hurkyl's Final Meditation bounces every nonland permanent your opponents control — a one-sided board wipe that leaves your board untouched. The cost is real: you need to have cast two or more spells this turn, which means it belongs in storm or spellslinger shells rather than slower, controlling builds.
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 |
In Commander, Hurkyl's Final Meditation is a bomb in high-velocity blue shells — the decks that string together cantrips and rituals already meet the condition naturally, and a free one-sided Evacuation at spell nine of a storm turn ends games. In Legacy and Vintage, it competes in artifact-heavy combo decks where clearing opposing permanents mid-combo provides both protection and reach; Vintage Storm lists in particular can cast this almost trivially. Modern sees less interest since most blue combo lines don't need a bounce-all that costs six, but it's worth noting in fringe Underworld Breach shells. Pioneer has fewer shells that can reliably hit the two-spell threshold and justify six mana, so it sits on the fringe there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Hurkyl's Final Meditation is deep bulk — a high-power card priced like a draft throwaway because its homes are narrow. Stock up freely; cards with this ceiling-high impact in the right deck rarely stay bulk if those decks spike in popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.