Mass Calcify
Sorcery
Destroy all nonwhite creatures.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $3.38
- EDHREC rank
- #4155
Mass Calcify wipes the board of every non-white creature for seven mana — in a mono-white deck, that's a one-sided Wrath of God with no deckbuilding cost. Thurid, Mare of Destiny and similar mono-white commanders run it because the condition is free when your whole deck is already white.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Thurid, Mare of Destiny builds around white creatures exclusively, so Mass Calcify is functionally one-sided every game — seven mana to clear the table while leaving your board intact is exactly what an aggressive white creature deck wants as a reset valve.
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant helms a white-heavy Dragon tribal shell where nearly every permanent shares the protected color, making Mass Calcify a clean sweep that spares your own threats while eliminating everything else.
Darien, King of Kjeldor
Darien, King of Kjeldor wants to flood the board with white Soldier tokens, and Mass Calcify resets opponents' boards without touching a single token — it's a hard reset that keeps Darien's army standing.
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart leads mono-white Angel strategies where the creature base is entirely white, so Mass Calcify delivers asymmetric removal on a board that's already built to survive it.
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer operates in a white-creature-centric lifegain shell, and Mass Calcify earns its slot by clearing out threats while leaving the white lifelinkers untouched to keep the engine running.
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 |
Mass Calcify is a Commander card, full stop. Seven mana is unplayable in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where the game is often over by turn four and Wrath of God effects need to cost two or three mana to matter. In Commander, the math changes: you have the ramp, the time, and — critically — opponents to sweep, which makes a one-sided board wipe worth the premium over a symmetrical four-mana option. Outside Commander, Oathbreaker is the only other format where Mass Calcify can realistically resolve and have an impact, and even there it's a fringe inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.38 cheap tier
At $3.38, Mass Calcify sits at the high end of the cheap tier for what it does — you're paying a modest premium for a card with a narrow home. The price is stable; it's not a spec target, but mono-white Commander players who want it will find it an easy inclusion that won't strain a budget.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Thurid, Mare of Destiny
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
- Darien, King of Kjeldor
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.