Wave of Vitriol
Commander Anthology 165 • rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $1.84
What it does
Each player sacrifices all artifacts, enchantments, and nonbasic lands they control. For each land sacrificed this way, its controller may search their library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wave of Vitriol was originally introduced in the Commander 2014 set as a powerful green sorcery designed to act as a board-clearing utility piece. Its primary mechanical function is to punish opponents who rely heavily on non-basic lands and artifacts, forcing players to sacrifice them in exchange for basic land searches. This card was designed with a high mana cost to balance its significant impact on the game state, positioning it as a late-game stabilizing tool in multiplayer commander formats.
The illustration by artist Yeong-Hao Han depicts a surge of nature-based magical energy consuming artificial constructs, emphasizing the flavor of natural forces overcoming technology and civilization. Within the Commander Anthology release, the card retained its original art and mechanical identity, serving as a reliable staple for green-aligned decks that aim to disrupt greedy mana bases. It was generally received as a fair and flavorful inclusion for the color green, providing a necessary, albeit punishing, answer to complex board states.
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