Retribution of the Meek
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater. They can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $8.10
- EDHREC rank
- #12468
Retribution of the Meek wipes the board of every creature with power 3 or greater while leaving your small stuff untouched — all for three mana at sorcery speed. It's one of the most lopsided board wipes in white's toolkit when your deck is built around it.
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 |
Retribution of the Meek is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's essentially the full picture — it's not modern-legal and sees no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage. Commander is where it lives, and it earns its slot in any white deck that keeps its creatures small by design: go-wide token strategies, Voltron commanders that stay below the power threshold, or hatebear builds where your whole lineup is two-power creatures. The asymmetry is the point — against typical Commander tables running Titans, Dragons, and format staples, this hits almost everything your opponents control and nothing you control.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Retribution of the Meek is hard to replace cleanly because the asymmetry is built into the effect itself, not just the cost. Slaughter the Strong comes closest — same three-mana sorcery slot in white, hits creatures with power 3 or greater, though it lets opponents choose what survives rather than forcing all of them to die. Fell the Mighty reads similarly but targets a specific creature you name as the ceiling, which gives you more control over the cutoff at the cost of being easier for opponents to play around.
Price Context
Current price
$8.10 mid tier
At $8.10, Retribution of the Meek sits in the mid tier — meaningful for a sorcery but not unreasonable given it's only ever been printed once on a single card with no reprint. The price is stable rather than climbing; it's a niche card with a real home, not a speculation target.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.