Wipe Clean
Instant
Exile target enchantment.
Cycling (
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22640
Wipe Clean exiles an enchantment and gains you 2 life for two mana — clean, unconditional enchantment removal at instant speed. It's fine in formats with cheap removal options, but it's strictly outclassed anywhere the slot is contested.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wipe Clean competes against Disenchant, Fragmentize, and Generous Gift — all of which either cost less, hit more card types, or both. Wipe Clean finds its best home in Pauper, where the common-card restriction narrows the removal pool and the life gain occasionally matters in aggressive metas. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; those formats move too fast for a two-mana spell that only hits enchantments. Oathbreaker is the one 60-card singleton format where it's legal, and there the same Commander logic applies — run something more flexible.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Wipe Clean is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price reflects the supply accurately; there's no scenario where this card appreciates.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.