Vanquish the Horde
Sorcery
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Destroy all creatures.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $2.71
- EDHREC rank
- #857
Vanquish the Horde is a board wipe that costs two mana in the late game, when it matters most — the more creatures on the table, the cheaper it gets. Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER decks run it because wiping a packed board for free while Cloud rebuilds is exactly the kind of tempo swing that wins games.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER churns out creatures and baits opponents into doing the same, which means Vanquish the Horde routinely costs zero or one mana by the time the board needs clearing — a hard reset that Cloud's recursion engine recovers from faster than anyone else.
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart builds wide and rewards survivability, making Vanquish the Horde an efficient way to blank opposing boards while the commander's own resilience keeps the engine running.
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified plays in a spell-heavy shell that wants cheap, decisive interaction, and Vanquish the Horde's scaling cost means it almost never sits as an expensive dead card late in the game.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Avacyn, Angel of Hope grants indestructible to your permanents, so Vanquish the Horde becomes a one-sided board wipe that leaves your own creatures standing — one of the clearest synergies in white.
Zurgo Helmsmasher
Zurgo Helmsmasher is indestructible on combat turns, so Vanquish the Horde can sweep the board on your turn without touching your commander, clearing the path for a lethal swing.
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 Vanquish the Horde does its best work — four-player pods accumulate creatures fast, and by the time a board wipe is necessary, the cost reduction frequently makes this free or nearly free. In Modern and Legacy it's legal but rarely played, since those formats don't stock enough creatures consistently enough to guarantee a meaningful discount, and Wrath of God effects with more predictable costs are preferred. Pioneer and Oathbreaker follow the same logic as Commander in smaller doses — Oathbreaker in particular can see packed boards that justify it, while Pioneer's creature density is too variable for Vanquish the Horde to be reliable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.71 cheap tier
At $2.71, Vanquish the Horde sits in the cheap tier for a board wipe with this much raw power, and that price reflects steady Commander demand rather than scarcity. It's a safe pickup — generic enough to slot into any white deck and efficient enough that it won't rotate out of usefulness.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
- Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
- Shiko and Narset, Unified
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Zurgo Helmsmasher
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.