Extinction Event
Extinction Event: Sorcery, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. Choose odd or even. Exile each creature with mana value of the chosen quality. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
- Released
- 2020-04-24
- Collector number
- 88
- Artist
- Filip Burburan
- Commander rank
- 10,031 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Extinction Event
Extinction Event is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO), an expansion set released in April 2020. It is collector number 88 in that set, with art by Filip Burburan. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020) to Marvel Universe (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Choose odd or even. Exile each creature with mana value of the chosen quality. (Zero is even.)
"Nature is more merciless than any hunter I've ever known." -Zai, nightsquad captain
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (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 Extinction Event by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Extinction Event
Extinction Event has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #IKO-88 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #65 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #80881 | Rare | 2020 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #321 | Rare | 2020 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO) #88p | Rare | 2020 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO) #88s | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Extinction Event, newest first.
- The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
- If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
- You choose odd or even while Extinction Event is resolving. Players can't take any actions between the time you make that choice and the time some creatures go extinct.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Extinction Event is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.