Journey to Oblivion
Enchantment
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #16029
Journey to Oblivion exiles a nonland permanent for four mana at sorcery speed — clean, unconditional, and colorless-friendly. The cost is tempo: four mana the turn you cast it means you're not deploying threats, so you want it in decks that can afford to spend a turn cleaning house rather than racing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Destined Warrior
The Destined Warrior's triggered ability rewards casting spells during combat, and Journey to Oblivion slots in as a removal spell that can be timed around attacks to double-dip on combat triggers while clearing a blocker or problem permanent before damage.
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, Journey to Oblivion earns its slot by hitting any nonland permanent regardless of type — creatures, planeswalkers, artifacts, enchantments all fall to a single card, which is rare at any price point. The four-mana sorcery-speed cost is the ceiling on how seriously competitive decks take it; faster removal exists, but few budget options match the breadth. In Modern and Legacy the card doesn't compete — both formats move too fast for a four-mana sorcery to matter, and better options are ubiquitous. Pioneer is the same story. Journey to Oblivion is a Commander card through and through, and within that format it's a legitimate budget inclusion rather than a filler pick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Journey to Oblivion is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box or grab a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Price stability at this tier is essentially guaranteed; it won't spike, but it also won't disappear from availability.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Destined Warrior
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.