Soul Rend
Instant
Destroy target creature if it's white. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #28536
Soul Rend exiles a nonblack creature and puts a 1/1 Spirit token into play for each opponent — that's removal plus board presence on the same card. Two mana would make it staple material; at three, it's a reasonable pickup for any black deck that wants bodies alongside interaction.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Soul Rend earns its slot — in a four-player pod you're exiling a threat and netting three 1/1 tokens, which turns a removal spell into a meaningful board swing. The token count scales with table size, so it overperforms in larger pods and underperforms in 1v1 matchups. Legacy and Vintage are legal but won't touch it; the three-mana cost and situational token upside can't compete with Swords to Plowshares and Fatal Push at those power levels. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's multiplayer math, so Soul Rend is similarly playable there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Soul Rend is firmly bulk — low risk to pick up, low barrier to test. Bulk rare prices rarely climb unless a card finds a competitive home, and this one's ceiling is casual Commander, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.