Austere Command
Austere Command: Sorcery, Foundations Commander. Choose two - • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 18
- Artist
- Anna Steinbauer
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About Austere Command
Austere Command is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white sorcery from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 18 in that set, with art by Anna Steinbauer. It costs {4}{W}{W} (four generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 21 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Choose two -
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.49 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Austere Command by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Austere Command
Austere Command has been printed in 21 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #160 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #121 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #294 | Rare | 2026 |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #231 | Rare | 2025 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #167 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #156 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #447 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #684 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #975 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #56 | Rare | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #126 | Rare | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC) #62 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Austere Command, newest first.
- Each of the chosen modes happens sequentially. If a permanent has an ability that triggers whenever it or another permanent is destroyed, it will see permanents destroyed at the same time as it or before it, but not permanents destroyed by later modes.
- If the first and last modes are chosen, an artifact creature with mana value 4 or greater will have to be regenerated twice to survive. This is because the modes happen sequentially, and the regeneration "shield" is used up by the first one. The same is true with any other combination of modes that covers one permanent twice.
- If a card is exiled "until" another permanent leaves the battlefield, the exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after that permanent leaves the battlefield during Austere Command's resolution, and it may be destroyed by a later mode.
Similar cards
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