Ravnica at War
Sorcery
Exile all multicolored permanents.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- War of the Spark
- Price
- $0.57
- EDHREC rank
- #4911
Ravnica at War exiles all multicolored permanents your opponents control — a sweeper that leaves mono-colored strategies completely untouched while gutting most Commander tables. At four mana in pure white, the cost is real, but the one-sided asymmetry is the entire point, and Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer is the commander that exploits it hardest.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer runs a mono-white shell almost by definition, so Ravnica at War is a completely one-sided board wipe — opponents lose their multicolored permanents while your team stands untouched and ready to attack into the rubble.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang leads a mono-white Vampire tribal build where nearly every threat on your side is monocolored, making Ravnica at War a pseudo-wrath that blanks the opposition while your board carries on unimpeded.
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant pilots a mono-white Dragon shell, and since the deck's threats are all single-color, Ravnica at War clears the lanes for an alpha strike without touching a single creature you control.
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart heads a mono-white Humans deck that survives Ravnica at War clean, letting the deck reset the board against multicolor opposition while keeping its entire creature base intact for the follow-up.
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Odric, Lunarch Marshal wants a clear board to swing wide, and Ravnica at War delivers that by exiling the multicolored blockers and threats opponents rely on — leaving a mono-white creature army with nothing in the way.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ravnica at War is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is the only format where it's genuinely compelling. In Commander, multicolored permanents are the norm across most pods, which means Ravnica at War functions as a near-total board wipe for anyone not running a mono-colored strategy — four mana for that kind of asymmetry is exceptional value. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the card sees almost no play: those formats move too fast for a sorcery-speed sweeper that misses monocolored threats entirely, and the metagame isn't consistently multicolored enough to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to so many faster answers that Ravnica at War never enters the conversation. This is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.57 bulk tier
At $0.57, Ravnica at War sits firmly in bulk territory — cheap enough to pick up without a second thought for any mono-colored Commander deck that wants asymmetric sweeper coverage. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't tend to appreciate unless a breakout combo or format shift pulls them into the spotlight, so treat it as a functional addition rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
- Arahbo, the First Fang
- Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.