Skycrash
Instant
Destroy target artifact.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #13552
Skycrash deals damage equal to a creature's power to a target — a clean, scalable removal spell that gets deadlier the bigger your threats are. Captain Howler, Sea Scourge players run it because the damage output can reach threatening numbers fast, and the mana cost stays efficient relative to what it kills.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge rewards running creatures with high power, and Skycrash converts that power directly into removal — you're doubling the value of every oversized body on your board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Skycrash is legal across the major constructed formats but hasn't broken into competitive Modern or Pioneer lists, where point removal needs to answer creatures unconditionally rather than conditionally through your own board presence. In Commander it earns its slot in decks that go wide with high-power creatures, turning what would be a passive battlefield advantage into active removal. It scales well in a multiplayer game where threats are larger and trading a single card for a critical blocker or attacker is worth the tempo. Outside of creature-centric Commander builds, Skycrash competes with too many better options in formats that prize unconditional answers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Skycrash sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to acquire, easy to cut without regret. Bulk combat tricks rarely appreciate unless a breakout commander or combo context pushes demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests Skycrash is that card.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.