Naturalize
Instant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #2299
Naturalize destroys any artifact or enchantment at instant speed for two mana — clean, unconditional, and immediately off the board. It gets the job done, but green has since printed enough two-mana upgrades that running Naturalize in 2025 is a choice you should defend; Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma lists are among the few where the generic cost barely matters and the effect is all that counts.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma is a mono-green stompy deck that wants cheap, effective interaction to protect its board rather than flashy options — Naturalize fits that budget-efficient, no-frills slot without competing for spell slots that need to push power or toughness.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Naturalize is perennially outclassed — Krosan Grip, Return to Nature, and Disenchant all do more for the same or less mana, and the 99-card singleton format rewards redundancy only when the effect is best-in-class. In Pauper, Naturalize is legal and sees occasional sideboard play, though Gleeful Sabotage and Destroy Evil have pushed it toward the fringes even there. Across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, Naturalize is a sideboard floor at best — formats that move faster demand either one-mana interaction or something that replaces itself. The honest read: Naturalize is the card you reach for when the better options are out of stock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Naturalize is deep bulk — widely available in any common box or bulk bin, so there's no reason to pay anything close to retail. The price will not move; buy it as an afterthought or skip it for a direct upgrade.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.