Shattering Pulse
Instant
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Destroy target artifact.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1998
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #18093
Shattering Pulse destroys an artifact and, if you have the mana, can do it again every turn — buyback at two mana turns a one-shot answer into a standing threat. It's redundant in most Commander lists where one-shot removal is fine, but in grind-heavy or artifact-dense metas it earns its slot, and commanders like Samut, the Driving Force that generate extra mana make the buyback cost trivial.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shattering Pulse occupies a narrow niche: most decks want unconditional artifact removal that costs less total mana, but the buyback clause makes it correct in lists that expect to face recurring artifact threats like Darksteel Forge or Mycosynth Lattice. In Pauper, where the card pool is shallow, repeatable artifact removal at common is genuinely scarce and Shattering Pulse sees real play in control shells. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient options and the card doesn't appear in those formats competitively. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus — useful in the right build, redundant in most.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Samut, the Driving ForceStorm-Kiln ArtistShattering Pulse
Destroy all artifacts opponents control; Destroy all artifacts that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control; Lock
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Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Shattering Pulse is deep bulk — you're not paying for demand, you're paying for cardboard. Given its narrow application, that price is likely stable rather than trending upward; it's a pickup-for-pennies card when your list specifically needs buyback removal, not a speculative hold.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.