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Star of Extinction

Sorcery

Destroy target land. Star of Extinction deals 20 damage to each creature and each planeswalker.

CMC
7
Mana cost
{5}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
Ixalan Promos
Price
$2.96
EDHREC rank
#3992
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Star of Extinction card art
Star of Extinction hits every land and creature on the board for 20 damage — a full reset that laughs at indestructible permanents by targeting lands instead of creatures. Seven mana is real, but commanders like Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer and Firesong and Sunspeaker turn that 20-damage clause into something far more dangerous than a simple wipe.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Firesong and Sunspeaker

Firesong and Sunspeaker

65.9% of decks · synergy 0.64

Firesong and Sunspeaker triggers on every red instant and sorcery that deals damage to gain life and deal 3 to a target, so Star of Extinction doesn't just reset the board — it also pings something for 3 and, if your life total is relevant, gains you a chunk right alongside it.

02
Jared Carthalion, True Heir

Jared Carthalion, True Heir

53.9% of decks · synergy 0.52

Jared Carthalion, True Heir wants opponents dealing damage to him to load up his counters, and Star of Extinction clears the board of anything that might stop him from attacking into a newly emptied table — the 20-damage clause also conveniently checks whether anyone was running damage-prevention tech.

03
Piru, the Volatile

Piru, the Volatile

31.4% of decks · synergy 0.31

Piru, the Volatile already deals 7 damage to each non-Dragon when it dies, so Star of Extinction pairs as a complementary scorched-earth option that handles whatever Piru's trigger left standing — together they cover nearly every threat type.

04
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

32.0% of decks · synergy 0.30

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy cares about creatures with power 4 or greater fighting, and Star of Extinction provides a clean slate to rebuild from while doubling as an answer to board states that outpaced the fight plan.

05
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur

26.1% of decks · synergy 0.25

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur wants creatures dying to fuel her effects, and Star of Extinction triggers a mass death event on demand — the 20-damage clause also punches through regeneration and damage prevention that would otherwise blunt her strategy.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Star of Extinction — the multiplayer context means seven mana to destroy every land and deal 20 to every creature is often a full table reset rather than a one-for-one, and the damage-based destruction dodges the indestructible clause that stymies most sweepers. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, seven mana is simply too slow; by the time you can cast it, faster decks have already won or have counterspell coverage ready. Pioneer is legal but the same problem applies — the format's top threats close games well before turn seven. Star of Extinction is functionally a Commander card that happens to be legal elsewhere.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$2.96 cheap tier

At $2.96, Star of Extinction sits in the cheap tier — a powerful, unique effect at a price that asks nothing of a budget. Unique sweeper effects at this price point tend to hold steady; there's no functional replacement for hitting 20 damage to every creature while also nuking all lands.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.