Magic: The Gathering

Cleansing Nova

Foundations Commander 20 • rare

Set: Foundations Commander
Collector number: 20
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana white mana white mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: White
Artist: Marta Nael

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$0.19market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.18 – $0.29 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Foundations Commander set, Cleansing Nova functions as a versatile board wipe that provides players with the strategic choice between destroying all creatures or all artifacts and enchantments. This flexibility makes it a highly valued utility tool, allowing collectors and players alike to reset the table state in response to an opponent’s growing board presence.

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What it does

Choose one —

• Destroy all creatures.

• Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

In their final moments, the demons gazed upon grace in its purest form.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Cleansing Nova was originally introduced in the Core Set 2019 expansion and has since been reprinted in various supplemental products, including the Foundations Commander set. Designed by the team at Wizards of the Coast, it serves as a flexible board-clearing spell for the White color identity, reflecting the game's long-standing tradition of giving players a way to reset the battlefield state to regain control.

The card's design prioritizes versatility, allowing players to choose between destroying all creatures or destroying all artifacts and enchantments. This modal approach is characteristic of modern card design intended to provide utility in the Commander format, ensuring that players have an answer to diverse threats in a multiplayer environment. It is widely valued by players for its tactical adaptability rather than a singular focus on creature destruction.

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