Null Elemental Blast
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target multicolored spell.
• Destroy target multicolored permanent.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #1578
Null Elemental Blast counters or destroys any colorless permanent or spell for a single mana — that's an efficient rate that pulls serious weight in any meta running Eldrazi or artifact-heavy strategies. Ulalek, Fused Atrocity decks run it in nearly half their lists because the triggered copy effect turns one modal spell into a board answer and a stack answer simultaneously.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity copies every Eldrazi spell cast, and Null Elemental Blast's modal flexibility means the copy can answer a different colorless threat on the stack or board — one card doing two jobs off a single trigger.
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite cares about casting colorless spells and builds around Eldrazi synergies, making Null Elemental Blast a natural fit as both an on-theme spell and a hard answer to opposing colorless permanents.
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought appears in nearly 78% of Null Elemental Blast lists, reflecting a colorless shell that benefits from cheap, flexible interaction that doesn't strain a mana base with colored pips.
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion's colorless-matters identity makes Null Elemental Blast an easy include — it's on-theme removal that doubles as a counterspell against the same Eldrazi mirrors the deck expects to face.
Kruphix, God of Horizons
Kruphix, God of Horizons stockpiles colorless mana, and Null Elemental Blast is cheap interaction that can be held up without color restrictions, slotting cleanly into a permission-light Simic shell that otherwise struggles to answer artifacts and Eldrazi.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Null Elemental Blast earns its slot in any colorless or Eldrazi-heavy shell — one mana for a hard counter or permanent removal is a rate the format respects, and the modal choice matters when the same card needs to handle a Blightsteel Colossus one game and a Ulamog on the stack the next. In Legacy and Vintage, the colorless restriction is a real ceiling: both formats are defined by colored spells, so Null Elemental Blast sits on the fringe as narrow sideboard tech against artifact and Eldrazi strategies rather than a mainboard staple. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's logic — it's playable in the right signature spell slot or 58 if your planeswalker runs a colorless theme. Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper don't have access to it, which is largely academic given how format-specific its use case already is.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Null Elemental Blast is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that overperforms in its niche. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike outside a major Eldrazi meta shift, so pick up copies now if you're building colorless and don't expect to pay more later.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
- Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
- Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
- Kruphix, God of Horizons
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.