Shredded Sails
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Shredded Sails deals 4 damage to target creature with flying.
Cycling (
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #14414
Shredded Sails destroys an artifact or deals 4 damage to a flyer — two genuinely relevant modes — and in Gavi, Nest Warden decks it cycles for free, meaning you never pay the two-mana floor at all. Flexible, zero-cost interaction is exactly what cycling shells want, and this delivers it cleanly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Gavi, Nest Warden
Gavi, Nest Warden makes the first cycle each turn free, so Shredded Sails becomes zero-cost removal that also triggers every cycling payoff in the deck — it's interaction that pulls double duty without spending a resource.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shredded Sails earns its slot specifically in cycling decks where the free-cycle clause removes the opportunity cost entirely; outside that niche, cheaper or more permanent artifact removal wins. In Pauper it sees occasional play as a flexible answer in blue-red cycling builds, where the same logic applies. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient one-mana removal that Shredded Sails rarely competes, and the 4-damage-to-flyer mode isn't reliable enough to carry it in those faster environments. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the power ceiling is too low. Pauper cycling shells remain the only non-Commander context where it's worth considering.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Shredded Sails is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Bulk commons with narrow homes don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile beyond personal use.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.