Tidy Conclusion
Instant
Destroy target creature. You gain 1 life for each artifact you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #21857
Tidy Conclusion destroys any creature or planeswalker at instant speed and gains you 3 life — the effect is clean and unconditional. Five mana is the ceiling for this effect in Commander, and at common it's a budget staple for black decks that need reliable removal.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Tidy Conclusion earns its slot in budget black builds that can't afford Deadly Rollick or Generous Gift — unconditional removal that hits planeswalkers is never dead cardboard. In Pauper, it sees real play as one of black's few commons that answers any creature regardless of toughness or protection, and the life gain is genuinely relevant in that format's aggressive metagame. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, five mana is disqualifying — faster, cheaper removal crowds it out entirely. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: fine at the kitchen table, outclassed in any tuned list.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Tidy Conclusion is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. It holds that floor comfortably; unconditional removal at common has a permanent home in budget decks, so copies won't be hard to find.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.