Decree of Annihilation

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Decree of Annihilation: Sorcery, Scourge. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{8}{R}{R}
Mana value
10
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Scourge (SCG)
Released
2003-05-26
Collector number
85
Artist
John Avon
Commander rank
11,851 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cycling

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About Decree of Annihilation

Decree of Annihilation is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Scourge (SCG), an expansion set released in May 2003. It is collector number 85 in that set, with art by John Avon. It costs {8}{R}{R} (eight generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 10. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Scourge (2003) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Exile all artifacts, creatures, and lands from the battlefield, all cards from all graveyards, and all cards from all hands.

Cycling {5}{R}{R} ({5}{R}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle this card, destroy all lands.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.32 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Decree of Annihilation by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Decree of Annihilation

Decree of Annihilation has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #SCG-85Rare2020
From the Vault: Annihilation (V14) #5Mythic2014

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Decree of Annihilation, newest first.

  • The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
  • When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

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