Reality Smasher
Creature — Eldrazi
(
represents colorless mana.)
Trample, haste
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, counter that spell unless its controller discards a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9918
Reality Smasher lands as a 5/5 trampler with haste for five mana and forces any opponent who targets it to discard a card first — that's a clock and a tax stapled together. In colorless shells headlined by Kozilek, the Great Distortion, it pulls double duty as a beatdown threat that punishes removal.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Kozilek, the Great Distortion refills your hand after you cast it, which means you always have cards to pitch to its discard-a-card protection trigger — Reality Smasher's defensive tax costs you nothing in that deck, and its haste means the clock starts immediately after Kozilek hits the board.
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 |
In Commander, Reality Smasher earns its slot in any colorless or Eldrazi-tribal build as a reliable five-drop that demands an answer and punishes the attempt. It's legal in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, though Eldrazi strategies in those formats have largely moved toward either faster aggro or more impactful top-end threats, leaving Reality Smasher on the fringe of competitive play. In older formats it sees occasional sideboard consideration against interactive decks where the discard trigger can strip a key spell mid-combat, but it's never been a format staple at those levels. Commander remains its natural home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available in the current context, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest number on Reality Smasher. Given its casual Commander demand and multiple printings in Eldrazi-focused sets, it has historically sat in the budget-to-mid range and is rarely difficult to find.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.