Ruinous Path
Commander 2018 117 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 117
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Awaken 4—5 generic mana black mana black mana (If you cast this spell for 5 generic mana black mana black mana, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ruinous Path was originally printed for the Battle for Zendikar set in 2015, but this specific version appeared as a reprint in the 2018 Commander series. The card was designed as a versatile removal tool within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem, offering players a way to handle both creatures and planeswalkers. Its inclusion in Commander 2018 was intended to provide preconstructed deck players with a reliable, multi-functional answer to high-threat permanents in the popular multiplayer format.
The artwork for this iteration, illustrated by Jason Rainville, captures the chaotic essence of the Eldrazi invasion on the plane of Zendikar. Rainville's aesthetic focus was to visualize the corruption of the landscape as the gargantuan entities reshape the environment. Upon release, the card was widely received by the community as a staple of black-aligned decks, praised for its efficiency in handling diverse board states despite the restrictive sorcery-speed timing of its primary effect.
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