Shadows' Verdict
Sorcery
Exile all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value 3 or less from the battlefield and all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value 3 or less from all graveyards.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22014
Shadows' Verdict exiles all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value 3 or less — hitting most mana dorks, early threats, and the majority of commander value pieces in one shot for five mana. It's narrow enough to be cuttable in fast metas but devastating against creature-based go-wide and Aristocrats strategies.
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, Shadows' Verdict fills a specific niche: it clears out the low-curve clutter that typical board wipes like Wrath of God leave alive, making it a sideboard-style answer for pods leaning on mana dorks, token generators, or Stax pieces in the 1–3 mana value range. It doesn't replace a full wipe, but as a second or third removal spell it punishes the strategies that go wide with cheap bodies. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, the five-mana cost is a near-disqualifying liability — those formats kill before you reach that threshold, and cheaper targeted removal does the job at a fraction of the cost. Modern and Pioneer are similarly unforgiving; Shadows' Verdict sees essentially no play there.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Shadows' Verdict isn't currently available in this context — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow application and absence from competitive non-Commander formats, it's unlikely to command a premium; pick it up cheaply if it fits your meta.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.