Seeds of Innocence
Sorcery
Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated. The controller of each of those artifacts gains life equal to its mana value.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $7.07
- EDHREC rank
- #18788
Seeds of Innocence wipes every artifact off every battlefield and makes each opponent gain life equal to what they lost — at sorcery speed for three mana. It's one of the most efficient mass artifact removal spells in Commander, and the life gain rider is irrelevant noise against the damage done.
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 Seeds of Innocence earns its slot — artifact-heavy pods are ubiquitous, and a three-mana spell that clears Sol Rings, mana rocks, and equipment from all four boards simultaneously is devastating. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but sees no play; those formats are too fast and too focused for a sorcery-speed sweeper that lets opponents gain life. Seeds of Innocence is a Commander card through and through, occasionally showing up in Oathbreaker for the same reason it shines in EDH: artifact density is high and the cost is low.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Collector Ouphe and Stony Silence shut off artifacts without destroying them, but Seeds of Innocence actually clears the board — relevant when you need the pieces gone, not just offline. Shatterstorm is the closest functional replacement at a fraction of the price, though it hits only your opponents' permanents and skips the life-gain trigger entirely.
Price Context
Current price
$7.07 mid tier
At $7.07, Seeds of Innocence sits in the mid tier — noticeable but not prohibitive for a card with no functional reprint. It holds that price because mass artifact removal at three mana is rare, and demand from Commander players keeps the floor stable.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.