Scourglass

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Scourglass: Artifact, Shards of Alara. Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy all permanents except for artifacts and lands. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Shards of Alara (ALA)
Released
2008-10-03
Collector number
25
Artist
Matt Cavotta
Commander rank
11,036 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Scourglass

Scourglass is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white artifact from Shards of Alara (ALA), an expansion set released in October 2008. It is collector number 25 in that set, with art by Matt Cavotta. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Shards of Alara (2008) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy all permanents except for artifacts and lands. Activate only during your upkeep.

"Soon I will sleep, eyes closing to a world tarnished with flesh, and then wake to a polished vision." -Sharuum

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.27 (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 Scourglass by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Scourglass

Scourglass has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #276Rare2026
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #318Rare2026

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Scourglass, newest first.

  • The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.
  • Any permanent that’s an artifact or a land won’t be destroyed, regardless of what other card types it may have.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Scourglass is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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