Razia's Purification
Sorcery
Each player chooses three permanents they control, then sacrifices the rest.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.89
- EDHREC rank
- #20458
Razia's Purification resets the board to three permanents per player — lands included — for eight mana, which is one of the most symmetrically devastating effects in Commander. The cost is steep and the symmetry real, so it belongs in decks that either have fewer permanents to lose than their opponents or can weaponize the aftermath.
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 |
Razia's Purification is a Commander card through and through — eight mana is almost never realistic in Legacy or Vintage, where the game is decided long before turn eight and faster answers exist for every problem this solves. In Commander, the multiplayer math is where it earns its slot: each opponent sacrifices down to three permanents, so the total destruction scales with table size in a way no other wipe does. It rewards pilots who build around low-permanent-count strategies or who pair it with a commander that generates value from graveyards or empty boards. Oathbreaker is legal but the 20-life format moves fast enough that this rarely resolves with meaningful effect.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.89 bulk tier
At $0.89, Razia's Purification is firmly bulk — low enough to throw into any pile without hesitation. Bulk mythics with narrow windows rarely appreciate unless a commander or combo breaks them wide open, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.