Shatter Assumptions
Sorcery
Choose one —
• Target opponent reveals their hand and discards all colorless nonland cards.
• Target opponent reveals their hand and discards all multicolored cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #26465
Shatter Assumptions clears the board of a chosen creature type at instant speed — against Goblin, Elf, or Sliver tribal, that's a one-sided wrath for three mana. It's a strict sideboard card in competitive play but earns its slot as targeted hate in Commander metas heavy with tribal strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shatter Assumptions is a Commander card first and almost exclusively. The format's multiplayer table rewards narrow hate pieces that punish a specific opponent without burning resources against everyone else, and tribal is one of Commander's most popular archetypes — Elves, Goblins, Slivers, Merfolk, and Vampires all hand this card free blowouts. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but has no real place outside a sideboard built to beat a specific tribal deck, where cheaper or more flexible hate usually wins the slot. Modern sees enough tribal play that a sideboard copy is conceivable against Merfolk or Humans, but Shatter Assumptions faces stiff competition from cards that double as catch-alls.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Shatter Assumptions is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box or dollar bin. The price reflects its narrow application; it doesn't hold speculative value, but for what it does in the right Commander seat, it's essentially free.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.