Turn to Dust
Instant
Destroy target Equipment. Add 
.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #26071
Turn to Dust destroys an artifact and gains you 2 life for a single green mana at instant speed — that's an efficient rate for what it does. It's narrow by design, but in any meta where Equipment or Mana Rocks are live threats, this is the cheapest answer green has at instant speed.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Turn to Dust is a sideboard-style inclusion that earns its slot when artifact threats are constant — think Swords, Thran Dynamo, or Sol Ring on an opponent's board. Pauper is where it actually competes for maindeck space, since the common card pool makes cheap, instant-speed artifact removal genuinely scarce and 2 life can matter in a race. In Legacy and Vintage the power level of artifacts far outpaces what one mana can answer, and better options exist, so Turn to Dust rarely sees play there. It's legal in Modern but has no meaningful home — green has access to Naturalize effects that hit more target types for the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Turn to Dust is pure bulk — you'll find it in any commons box without looking hard. Price stability isn't really a question at this tier; it costs what it costs, and demand will never move the needle.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.