Victorious Destruction
Sorcery
Destroy target artifact or land. Its controller loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #28820
Victorious Destruction destroys a nonland permanent an opponent controls — clean, unconditional removal at sorcery speed for three mana. It does the job, but three mana at sorcery speed is a real cost in a format full of two-mana instant-speed options.
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, Victorious Destruction competes in a crowded slot — three-mana sorcery-speed removal is the floor, not the ceiling, and most powered lists want instant-speed interaction or cheaper alternatives. In Pauper, the common restriction makes unconditional nonland permanent removal harder to come by, so Victorious Destruction is more competitively positioned there. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card simply can't keep pace with the efficiency those formats demand. Oathbreaker functions similarly to Commander — the same cost calculus applies, and you'll usually find better options unless you're on a strict budget.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Victorious Destruction is pure bulk — you're not paying for it, you're paying for shipping. It holds no financial value and never will, but that price makes it a zero-friction inclusion if your collection is short on removal and your budget is zero.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.