Vandalblast

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact you don't control.

Overload {4}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change the text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

hyalopterouslemur on Tossing green out of the …

2 months ago

I mean, is it odd that I don't have the problems with artifact ramp that people say they do? In my experience, people only go after artifact ramp in one of three cases:

1. Casting a Slice in Twain and they have nothing else to target. This is probably the rarest, though, though Slice in Twain is good artifact/enchantment hate.
2. They have a Vandalblast or Bane of Progress or similar. Probably the most common.
3. Mycosynth Lattice Stax. And now we get the in-between. The thing is, if they're doing it right, my lands will already be artifacts, and vulnerable to Kill Switch, Null Rod, Aura ShardsGC, or what have you.

ElJefefe on Ragost Stop! You Can't Eat That!

6 months ago

Wurmcoil Engine, The Gaffer, Illustrious Wanderglyph, Goblin Welder, Grinding Station, Thousand-Year Elixir Vandalblast could all be removed to reduce price

Rhadamanthus on Dreadhorde, Etwine and Overload

8 months ago

1) Dreadhorde Arcanist's power only needs to be 7, since that's the mana value of Tooth and Nail. You do need to pay the additional entwine cost separately if you want to make use of it. A spell's "mana cost" is specifically the symbols printed up in the corner, and when an effect tells you to cast something "without paying its mana cost", that's the only part of the cost you get for free. Anything else still needs to be paid for.

2) You can't overload Vandalblast this way. "Overload" is an alternate cost, and "without paying its mana cost" is also an alternate cost. Only one alternate cost can be applied to casting a spell, and Dreadhorde Arcanist's ability only gives you permission to cast the spell from your graveyard with its own alternate cost, not any other.

MLS91 on Dreadhorde, Etwine and Overload

8 months ago

Dreadhorde Arcanist castings

After reading some rulings on gatherer I wanted to ask for further clarification:

1) Does dreadhorde's power need to be 7 and i can alternatively at the time of cast spend mana otherwise(land or artifact, or floating) for the entwine cost seeing as it is an "additional" cost or does it need to be 9 to entwine a Tooth and Nail off of Arcanist?

2) In the case of "overload" in the subject matter of Vandalblast, dreadhorde's power MUST be 5 to choose the overload casting cost of vandalblast?

DreadKhan on

8 months ago

After taking a look, I think I've found some cards that can have issues that you might want to switch out:

Re: Lands, Ancient Den is an artifact, which means it dies to stuff like Vandalblast or Austere Command, IMHO if you want any artifact lands you should look at Indestructible ones like your Bridge. There are also 'pain' lands, such as Adarkar Wastes or Brushland, but it's a complete cycle of 10 lands. Similarly I'd cut Public Thoroughfare and Temple of the False God, I sometimes run Temple but you really want more than 31 lands for it to work. I'd personally run closer to 36 lands in here, but your land count can vary based on your deck's average MV and how much ramp you run. If you run 36 lands you could keep Temple more safely, but I feel like it won't work all the time and it will feel really bad when it doesn't.

Re: Creatures, I don't think Esper Stormblade is a good fit in Commander (you'd want something like Baleful Strix IMHO), Fortress Kin-Guard feels meh, and I'm not sure if you have enough Modular creatures for Arcbound Overseer. Metastatic Evangel can be good if you've got a lot of counter synergy, and it's weirdly cheap for a card with that high of a ceiling. Evolution Witness similarly will play well with counter sources.

Re: Instants, Assert Authority seems awful, maybe just run Dispersal Shield? Cancel/Sinister Sabotage aren't very good cards, and they are mono-colour to boot, maybe try something like Absorb, Render Silent, or another counter that is 2 or 3 colours?

Re: Sorceries, Lingering Souls/Spectral Procession aren't great in Commander. Maybe Visions of Glory (it's only 4 mana to Flashback with your Commander) or if you've got some extra money Farmer Cotton is really good when I've used him.

The rest seems more reasonable for your budget/power level. Hope this helps!

Kjacobson6800 on BRAN

9 months ago

id love to Vandalblast this thing

Slurpz on Crouching Kadena, Hidden Phage

1 year ago

maxmcnugget

I started running Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir as a means to protect my combo turns in addition to the flash but yeah his cost is pretty steep. Leyline of Anticipation is nice when in your opening hand and that's about it so I think it might be time for a replacement. I like Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter but what do you think about Skittering Cicada instead? The body isn't as good without flying and the permanent counters but the upside is it dodges a stray Vandalblast or other artifact removal. One downside to these though is they don't let me flash in Yedora, Grave Gardener before I combo off.

DeinoStinkus on Equip

1 year ago

You need Hammer of Nazahn, Grafted Exoskeleton, Shadowspear and Open the Armory. Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, and Mox Opal if possible.

Cuts:

Adaptive Automaton (clunky, what are you choosing??)

Benalish Marshal (too mana intensive for so little impact)

Bladegraft Aspirant (same)

Burnished Hart (too slow)

Chief of the Foundry (too much mana for so little impact)

Eivor, Battle-Ready (way too expensive)

Kassandra, Eagle Bearer (not really cost efficient since you don't have the spear)

Militia Bugler (not good)

Mother of Runes -> Giver of Runes

Novice Knight (not good)

Thraben Inspector (not really refined for your game plan)

Darksteel Plate -> Mithril Coat

Explorer's Scope (not good)

Haunted Plate Mail (not good)

Ring of Thune (not good)

Sword of Hours (not good)

Sword of the Paruns (not very good)

Hieromancer's Cage -> Borrowed Time

Pacifism (not good)

Stasis Snare -> Grasp of Fate

Council's Judgment (this card sucks)

Visions of Ruin -> Vandalblast