Oxidize
Instant
Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $1.32
- EDHREC rank
- #20082
Oxidize kills any artifact at instant speed for a single green mana, and the exile clause means no graveyard recursion — what dies stays dead. It's the cleanest one-mana artifact removal green has access to.
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, Oxidize earns a slot wherever green decks need cheap, efficient artifact removal — the exile rider matters most here, since recursion engines like Meren of Clan Nel Toth or Daretti, Scrap Savant are everywhere. In Legacy and Vintage, Oxidize competes with Seal of Primordium and Nature's Claim, and the lack of life gain on Nature's Claim's clause occasionally makes Oxidize the preferred answer in racing situations. Modern has largely moved on to Boseiju, Who Endures and Spreading Seas for utility, but Oxidize remains a clean sideboard option when exile specifically matters. It's legal in Oathbreaker and pulls the same weight there as in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.32 cheap tier
At $1.32, Oxidize sits in the range where there's no reason to skip it — you're paying bulk rare pricing for one of the most precise artifact answers in green. The price is stable; this is a utility card that sees consistent demand without being a chase piece.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.