Tragic Arrogance
Sorcery
For each player, you choose from among the permanents that player controls an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker. Then each player sacrifices all other nonland permanents they control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Origins Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2986
Tragic Arrogance clears the board on your terms — each opponent keeps one creature, one artifact, one enchantment, one planeswalker, and nothing else, while you design your own survivor list. Six mana is the ceiling, not an obstacle, when the effect resets a game state that's already escaped removal range.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Quintorius, History Chaser
Quintorius, History Chaser casts spells from exile, and Tragic Arrogance hitting the graveyard is just a pit stop before Quintorius pulls it back for another go — the recursion loop turns a one-time reset into a repeatable threat.
Terra, Herald of Hope
Terra, Herald of Hope wants the board clear so her landfall and token payoffs aren't racing against an opponent's established army; Tragic Arrogance handles the cleanup while Terra's own creature survives as the chosen keeper.
Breena, the Demagogue
Breena, the Demagogue rewards opponents attacking each other, and Tragic Arrogance strips every threat except one per player — leaving exactly the creatures that will swing into someone else rather than you.
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher gains counters whenever permanents leave opponents' battlefields, so Tragic Arrogance forcing everyone to sacrifice down to one of each type is a counter-loading event and a board wipe packaged together.
Malik, Grim Manipulator
Malik, Grim Manipulator punishes opponents for sacrificing creatures, and Tragic Arrogance forces exactly that — each player has to sacrifice everything but their chosen survivor, turning a sweeper into a damage engine for Malik.
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 Tragic Arrogance earns its keep — four opponents each holding a developed board is precisely the situation where letting everyone keep one of each permanent type still devastates the table while your own survivor list walks out clean. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but functionally irrelevant; six mana at sorcery speed for a conditional sweeper doesn't clear the bar in formats where games end on turn four and unconditional wraths are cheaper. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer texture and the card performs the same role there, though the tighter 58-card construction compresses competition for the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Tragic Arrogance isn't currently available in the tracker, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. Given its Commander-specific role and the availability of cheaper six-mana wraths, it typically sits in budget-friendly territory — worth confirming before you order.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Quintorius, History Chaser
- Terra, Herald of Hope
- Breena, the Demagogue
- Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
- Malik, Grim Manipulator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.