Sphere of Annihilation
Artifact
This artifact enters with X void counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this artifact, all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it, and all creature and planeswalker cards in graveyards with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19640
Sphere of Annihilation exiles every creature and planeswalker at or below a chosen mana value — no regeneration, no death triggers, no graveyard — and the cost is just X and tapping it over two turns. It's one of the cleanest sweepers in Commander and earns a slot in any black deck that wants exile-based board control.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Sphere of Annihilation does its best work: four players means more creatures on board, more death triggers to blank, and more value in the exile clause over destroy. In Legacy and Vintage the competition is fierce — Toxic Deluge and Terminus exist — and the two-turn setup cost is a real liability against fast combo and tempo decks. Modern and Pioneer have stronger sweeper pools too, so Sphere of Annihilation is mostly outclassed in 60-card formats. Stick to Commander, where the exile clause and scalable X punish wide boards that other sweepers let slip into graveyards.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Sphere of Annihilation at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its power level as an exile-based sweeper in Commander, it tends to hold meaningful value; verify before buying.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.