Vandalblast
Sorcery
Destroy target artifact you don't control.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- special
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $3.66
- EDHREC rank
- #101
Vandalblast destroys every artifact your opponents control for five mana — one card that can wipe Sol Rings, Mana Vaults, and equipment tables-wide while leaving your own board untouched. Against a Mycosynth Lattice lock or a Kibo, Uktabi Prince banana-token engine, it's not removal; it's a reset button.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kibo, Uktabi Prince
Kibo, Uktabi Prince distributes Banana tokens that become artifacts for opponents, and Vandalblast turns that gift into a one-sided board wipe — crack the bananas for value, then blow up whatever's left.
Deadpool, Trading Card
Deadpool, Trading Card hands opponents cards and resources, and Vandalblast punishes the artifact-heavy tables that result by wiping their rocks and equipment in one overloaded sweep.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER cares about Equipment, which means opponents will race to suit up as well — Vandalblast clears their side without touching Cloud's own kit if you sequence correctly.
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render wants threats resolved fast and interference gone; Vandalblast clears the artifact ramp and mana rocks that let control players hold up interaction against the dragon gameplan.
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Prosper, Tome-Bound runs red removal suites as a matter of course, and Vandalblast earns its slot because a single overloaded copy can strip the artifact mana that would otherwise let opponents outpace Prosper's exile-and-cast engine.
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 |
Vandalblast is a Commander staple first and everything else a distant second. The overload clause is what makes it format-defining in EDH — at six mana you're destroying three or four opponents' artifacts simultaneously, a deal no other format's game structure supports. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's a legal one-mana instant, but those formats run Shatter effects only in sideboards and better options usually exist, so Vandalblast sees essentially no competitive play there. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's multiplayer structure closely enough that the overload line has real value there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Mycosynth LatticeVandalblast
Mass Land Denial; Destroy all permanents opponents control
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Current price
$3.66 cheap tier
At $3.66, Vandalblast sits in the easy-include tier — cheap enough that it belongs in every red Commander deck without a budget conversation. The price reflects genuine demand from one of the format's most-played removal spells, and it's stable there.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.