Pulverize
Sorcery
You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all artifacts.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $1.01
- EDHREC rank
- #25029
Pulverize wipes every artifact off every battlefield for free if you discard two Mountains — the effect is a one-sided Shatterstorm in the right deck, and a symmetrical one in the wrong one. Run it only when you're light on artifacts yourself and your opponents aren't.
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, Pulverize earns its slot in mono-red and artifact-light builds that want a free answer to an artifact-heavy table — clearing four opponents' mana rocks in one spell is a massive tempo swing that six-mana hard-cast Shatterstorm rarely achieves. The alternative cost of discarding two Mountains means it's nearly useless in multicolor decks that can't afford to pitch lands. In Legacy and Vintage, artifact hate already has faster and more flexible options, so Pulverize sees minimal competitive play. Oathbreaker follows the same Commander logic on a smaller scale — it's niche but legitimate in a mono-red shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.01 cheap tier
At $1.01, Pulverize is firmly budget — you're paying almost nothing for what is occasionally a free Shatterstorm. The price reflects its narrow playability, so don't expect it to climb unless mono-red artifact hate suddenly becomes a Commander staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.