Righteous Fury
Sorcery
Destroy all tapped creatures. You gain 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $21.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23017
Righteous Fury destroys all creatures without flying and replaces them with 1/1 Spirit tokens under your control — a one-sided sweeper that pivots an empty board into an army. Five mana for that swing is an efficient rate, and the token generation means you're not just clearing threats, you're closing the game.
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 |
Commander is where Righteous Fury actually belongs — three or more opponents means the ground usually has the most creatures, so a one-sided wrath that converts them into your tokens generates an enormous swing in board state and card-to-impact ratio. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but never played; five mana at sorcery speed competes with formats where the game ends on turn two or three. Oathbreaker follows similar logic to Commander: Righteous Fury can be a signature spell or deck inclusion in white token shells, where the token generation is easier to exploit around a dedicated planeswalker commander.
Key Combos
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Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Citywide Bust hits the same axis — destroying large ground creatures — for three mana, though it leaves tokens and small creatures alive and gives you nothing in return. Fell the Mighty accomplishes a cleaner one-sided wipe when you control a big creature, costs four mana, and runs well under $1, but it requires setup and generates zero tokens, so you're trading the board-refill upside of Righteous Fury for pure efficiency.
Price Context
Current price
$21.14 premium tier
At $21.14, Righteous Fury sits in premium territory driven almost entirely by Reserved List scarcity rather than competitive demand. The effect is powerful enough in Commander token shells to justify the price for dedicated pilots, but the lack of reprint potential means you're paying a scarcity tax — budget builders should look elsewhere first.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.