Perish
Sorcery
Destroy all green creatures. They can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $1.59
- EDHREC rank
- #22201
Perish wipes every green creature from the board for three mana at instant speed — a one-sided boardwipe against the most popular color in Commander. If your meta has green at every table, this slot is free value.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Perish punches hardest: green is the dominant color, and a three-mana instant that erases an Elves player's board or strips a Craterhoof Behemoth turn is exactly the tempo swing black wants. In Legacy, Perish sees occasional sideboard play against green creature strategies, though the format's speed limits how often you can leave up three mana. Vintage is legal but irrelevant — the format doesn't care about green creatures enough to justify the slot. Perish is locked out of Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.59 cheap tier
At $1.59, Perish sits in the buy-without-thinking range for any black Commander deck facing regular green opposition. Demand is steady enough that the price won't crater, but it's never going to spike — it's a niche hoser, not a staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.