Removal for Commander

Single-target answers: destroy, exile, or bounce whatever is about to kill you. Exile is at a premium in Commander, where regeneration and recursion are everywhere.

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30 of 5,759 cards the search scored · read as removalcontrolbounceartifact hate
most-played first · refreshed 2026-09-24
Swords to Plowshares
95%

Swords to Plowshares InstantExile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Path to Exile
95%

Path to Exile InstantExile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, t

Blasphemous Act
83%

Blasphemous Act SorceryThis spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.$1.02

Beast Within
90%

Beast Within InstantDestroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.$0.62

Generous Gift
82%

Generous Gift InstantDestroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.$0.74

Boseiju, Who Endures
87%

Boseiju, Who Endures Legendary Land{T}: Add {G}. Channel — {1}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. Th$48.70

Feed the Swarm
88%

Feed the Swarm SorceryDestroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.$0.22

Vandalblast
90%

Vandalblast SorceryDestroy target artifact you don't control. Overload {4}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "targ$1.38

Deadly Rollick
90%

Deadly Rollick InstantIf you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Exile target creature.$29.44

Assassin's Trophy
94%

Assassin's Trophy InstantDestroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the batt$1.22

Abrade
87%

Abrade InstantChoose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.$0.31

Pongify
82%

Pongify InstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.$2.76

Anguished Unmaking
92%

Anguished Unmaking InstantExile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.$1.59

Austere Command
91%

Austere Command SorceryChoose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all$0.32

Farewell
88%

Farewell SorceryChoose one or more — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all graveyards.$6.15

Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
91%

Fell the Profane // Fell Mire Instant // LandFell the Profane: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. // Fell Mire: As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it$5.05

Stroke of Midnight
87%

Stroke of Midnight InstantDestroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Rapid Hybridization
81%

Rapid Hybridization InstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.$0.81

Terminate
92%

Terminate InstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.$0.34

Infernal Grasp
92%

Infernal Grasp InstantDestroy target creature. You lose 2 life.$0.36

Withering Torment
91%

Withering Torment InstantDestroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.$1.45

Untimely Malfunction
82%

Untimely Malfunction InstantChoose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target. • One or two target c$8.76

Reality Shift
84%

Reality Shift InstantExile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library ont$0.33

Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
87%

Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow Creature — Human Warlock // LandWitch Enchanter: When this creature enters, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. // Witch-Blessed Meadow: $5.89

Rakdos Charm
80%

Rakdos Charm InstantChoose one — • Exile target player's graveyard. • Destroy target artifact. • Each creature deals 1 damage to its controller.$0.38

Reclamation Sage
90%

Reclamation Sage Creature — Elf ShamanWhen this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.$0.30

Putrefy
94%

Putrefy InstantDestroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.$0.29

Loran of the Third Path
80%

Loran of the Third Path Legendary Creature — Human ArtificerVigilance When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. {T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.$7.01

Damn
90%

Damn SorceryDestroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Overload {2}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its o$1.99

Go for the Throat
94%

Go for the Throat InstantDestroy target nonartifact creature.$0.62

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