Ruination

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Ruination: Sorcery, Commander 2011. Destroy all nonbasic lands. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2011 (CMD)
Released
2011-06-17
Collector number
134
Artist
Dermot Power
Commander rank
8,239 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Ruination

Ruination is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red sorcery from Commander 2011 (CMD), a Commander product released in June 2011. It is collector number 134 in that set, with art by Dermot Power. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Stronghold (1998) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Destroy all nonbasic lands.

"We have built a wall upon sand. The wall will vanish. The sand will remain." -Oracle *en*-Vec

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.45 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

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

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Ruination

Ruination has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #199Rare2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #9993Rare2024
Stronghold (STH) #95Rare1998

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