Vanishing Verse
Vanishing Verse: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Exile target monocolored permanent. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 335
- Artist
- Chris Seaman
- Commander rank
- 4,287 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Vanishing Verse
Vanishing Verse is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 335 in that set, with art by Chris Seaman. It costs {W}{B} (one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Exile target monocolored permanent.
"Whoever summoned that thing had better confess right this moment, or the whole class will be cleaning the ink receptacles for a month!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Vanishing Verse 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 |
Other printings of Vanishing Verse
Vanishing Verse has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Breaking News (OTP) #57 | Rare | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90182 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #244p | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #244s | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #244 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #354 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Vanishing Verse.
- A monocolored permanent is exactly one color. Colorless permanents aren't monocolored.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Vanishing Verse is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.