Sinkhole
Sorcery
Destroy target land.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Price
- $34.99
- EDHREC rank
- #18136
Sinkhole destroys a land for two mana — full stop, no conditions, no targeting restrictions. It's the most efficient land destruction spell ever printed, and that efficiency is exactly why it's controversial at the table.
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 | banned |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sinkhole is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Oathbreaker, but banned in Pauper — where two-mana unconditional land destruction on a common is simply too oppressive for a format built on budget parity. Modern and Pioneer never had it to begin with. Commander gives Sinkhole a structural pass: in a four-player, 40-life format, blowing up one land is rarely backbreaking enough to end a game on its own, which keeps it out of the truly degenerate category. Run it in a dedicated land destruction shell or alongside Strip Mine effects; in a generic goodstuff deck, it's rarely worth the political cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Tectonic Edge and Ghost Quarter both destroy lands for one or two mana with minor conditions attached — Ghost Quarter requires a basic replacement, Tectonic Edge requires the target to control four or more lands — but neither costs more than a few cents. If you're running Sinkhole specifically for the no-conditions, two-mana rate, those caveats matter; if you just need land hate in the 99, either of those slots in cleanly for under $1.
Price Context
Current price
$34.99 premium tier
At $34.99, Sinkhole sits firmly in the premium tier — driven by age and a narrow reprint history rather than Commander demand. It's a collector's card as much as a competitive tool, and players who want the effect on a strict budget have functional alternatives for a fraction of the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.