One with Nothing
Instant
Discard your hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16771
One with Nothing empties your hand and discards all permanents you control in hand for a single black mana — the entire point is pairing that self-destruction with Barren Glory, which wins the game when you control no cards in hand and no permanents at your upkeep. Outside that combo, it is unplayable; Damia, Sage of Stone refills your hand to seven at end of turn, which makes dumping your hand a non-issue, but even there One with Nothing is a combo piece first and foremost, not a value engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Damia, Sage of Stone
Damia, Sage of Stone draws up to seven cards at end of step, meaning One with Nothing empties a full grip for free the following turn — the synergy is mechanical rather than incidental, letting you cycle through cards at speed or set up a Barren Glory kill without paying draw costs.
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 |
One with Nothing is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Legacy and Modern have never found a use for it — those formats move too fast for a do-nothing sorcery that requires a second card to mean anything. In Vintage the card is similarly ignored; the power level around it is so high that the Barren Glory line is outpaced by faster win conditions. Commander is the only format where One with Nothing sees real play, and even there it occupies a narrow combo slot rather than a staple role — you run it because you're specifically trying to land Barren Glory, not because the effect has standalone value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Barren GloryLeave // ChanceOne with Nothing
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for One with Nothing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its narrow application, it tends to trade at a modest price relative to its casual notoriety — pick it up when you're building the Barren Glory combo, not as a speculative hold.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.