Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator: Creature - Chimera Hydra, Commander Legends. Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {8}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 10
- Type
- Creature - Chimera Hydra
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 10/10
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends (CMR)
- Released
- 2020-11-20
- Collector number
- 217
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Commander rank
- 1,058 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Cascade
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About Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare green creature from Commander Legends (CMR), a draft-focused set released in November 2020. It is collector number 217 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {8}{G}{G} (eight generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 10. It is a 10/10 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander Legends (2020) to Modern Horizons 3 Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.97 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.97 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Apex Devastator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Apex Devastator
Apex Devastator has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #220 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86000 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #674 | Mythic | 2020 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Apex Devastator, newest first.
- If a spell with cascade is countered, the cascade ability will still resolve normally.
- When the cascade ability resolves, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether or not you cast the last card exiled.
- Cascade triggers when you cast the spell, meaning that it resolves before that spell. If you end up casting the exiled card, it will go on the stack above the spell with cascade.
- If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
- The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If cascade allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half but not both halves.
- If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
- A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
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