Devastation Tide
Devastation Tide: Sorcery, Commander 2018. Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle 1U. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander 2018 (C18)
- Released
- 2018-08-10
- Collector number
- 85
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Commander rank
- 3,931 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Miracle
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About Devastation Tide
Devastation Tide is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Commander 2018 (C18), a Commander product released in August 2018. It is collector number 85 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
It's hard to argue with a force made of divine will.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.52 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Devastation Tide 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Devastation Tide
Devastation Tide has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #189 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) #87 | Rare | 2016 |
| Avacyn Restored (AVR) #48 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Devastation Tide, newest first.
- Multiple card draws are always treated as a sequence of individual card draws. For example, if you haven't drawn any cards yet during a turn and cast a spell that instructs you to draw three cards, you'll draw them one at a time. Only the first card drawn this way may be revealed and cast using its miracle ability.
- If the card with miracle leaves your hand before the triggered ability resolves, you won't be able to cast it using its miracle ability.
- It's important to reveal a card with miracle before it is mixed with the other cards in your hand.
- You still draw the card, whether you use the miracle ability or not. Any ability that triggers whenever you draw a card, for example, will trigger. If you don't cast the card using its miracle ability, it will remain in your hand.
- You don't have to reveal a drawn card with miracle if you don't wish to cast it at that time.
- Miracle is an alternative cost to cast the spell with miracle. It can't be combined with other alternative costs, such as casting a spell "without paying its mana cost."
- You can reveal and cast a card with miracle on any turn, not just your own, if it's the first card you've drawn that turn.
- You cast the card with miracle during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore any timing rules based on the card's type.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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