Maelstrom Pulse
Maelstrom Pulse: Sorcery, Innistrad Remastered. Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered (INR)
- Released
- 2025-01-24
- Collector number
- 244
- Artist
- Chris Rallis
- Commander rank
- 3,557 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Maelstrom Pulse
Maelstrom Pulse is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green sorcery from Innistrad Remastered (INR), a Masters set released in January 2025. It is collector number 244 in that set, with art by Chris Rallis. It costs {1}{B}{G} (one generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 13 sets, from Alara Reborn (2009) to Innistrad Remastered (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.
"I can't abide shoddy work. Whose are these?" -Ghoulcaller Gisa
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.42 (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 Maelstrom Pulse by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Maelstrom Pulse
Maelstrom Pulse has been printed in 13 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #661 | Rare | 2024 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #126 | Rare | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #269 | Rare | 2024 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #207 | Rare | 2020 |
| Historic Anthology 2 (HA2) #16 | Rare | 2020 |
| Ultimate Box Topper (PUMA) #U24 | Mythic | 2018 |
| Ultimate Masters (UMA) #204 | Rare | 2018 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #29 | Special | 2017 |
| Modern Masters (MMA) #180 | Rare | 2013 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #37845 | Rare | 2011 |
| Grand Prix Promos (PGPX) #2011 | Rare | 2011 |
| Alara Reborn (ARB) #92 | Rare | 2009 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Maelstrom Pulse, newest first.
- Unless a token is a copy of another permanent or was explicitly given a name by the effect that created it, its name is the subtypes it was given when it was created plus the word "Token." For example, if an effect creates a 1/1 Soldier creature token, that token is named "Soldier Token."
- Maelstrom Pulse has only one target. Other permanents with the same name will be destroyed even if they have hexproof or protection.
- If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Maelstrom Pulse tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't destroy any permanents at all. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do destroy other permanents with the same name.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Maelstrom Pulse is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.