Settle the Wreckage
Instant
Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ixalan Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3497
Settle the Wreckage exiles an entire attacking force at instant speed — the most complete answer to a wide combat step white has ever printed. The cost is real: opponents search for basic lands, which matters most against the one player swinging into you, but in Commander that deckbuilding gift gets spread across the table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded runs instants and auras as its core engine, and Settle the Wreckage is exactly the kind of flash removal that fits naturally into that instant-speed package while keeping mana open on other players' turns.
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, Settle the Wreckage is a staple defensive tool — it stops the player who overextended into combat dead, and the basic land gift rarely matters when you've just exiled eight tokens. In Modern and Pioneer, it carved out a niche in white control shells as a sideboard answer to token strategies and go-wide aggro, where the basics-for-creatures trade hurts opponents far more than it helps them. Legacy rarely needs it given access to more efficient sweepers, but it's legal there. The card doesn't exist in Standard or Pauper, so Commander and eternal formats are its full range.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for a current number. Settle the Wreckage has seen multiple printings and tends to sit in the affordable-to-mid range for a Commander staple — it's rarely a budget obstacle.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.