Soul Shred
Sorcery
Soul Shred deals 3 damage to target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition IV
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30908
Soul Shred hits every opponent's graveyard at once — three instances of exile for three mana is legitimate value in a format where reanimation and flashback are everywhere. It's a clean, cheap answer to recursive threats that most black decks are happy to run.
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, Soul Shred punches above its cost — exiling from all three opponents' graveyards in a single spell is exactly the kind of efficiency a singleton format demands from hate pieces. In Pauper, graveyard hate at common is always worth evaluating, and the fact that it hits a single target rather than wiping all graveyards makes it more surgical in that format's tighter threat landscape. Legacy and Vintage are legal but brutally competitive environments where dedicated graveyard hate like Rest in Peace tends to outclass targeted exile; Soul Shred won't see play there. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer math, so the three-target clause stays relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Soul Shred at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market listings. Given its role as a utility hate piece rather than a combo enabler, it's unlikely to command a premium.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.