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Cleansing Nova

Cleansing Nova

Sorcery$0.23

Choose one — • Destroy all creatures. • Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

Legal in Commander

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Combos 4

  • Cleansing Nova + Zedruu the Greathearted + Nine Lives

    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 379 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Activate Zedruu by paying {R}{W}{U}, giving target opponent control of Nine Lives. Cast Cleansing Nova by paying {3}{W}{W}, destroying all artifacts and enchantments. Nine Lives leaves the battlefield, causing its controller to lose the game.

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  • Cleansing Nova + Nine Lives + Harmless Offering

    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 372 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Harmless Offering by paying {2}{R}, giving Nine Lives to an opponent. Cast Cleansing Nova by paying {3}{W}{W}, destroying all artifacts and enchantments. Nine Lives leaves the battlefield, causing its controller to lose the game.

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  • Cleansing Nova + Nine Lives + Donate

    • Target opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 183 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Donate by paying {2}{U}, giving Nine Lives to an opponent. Cast Cleansing Nova by paying {3}{W}{W}, destroying all artifacts and enchantments. Nine Lives leaves the battlefield, causing its controller to lose the game.

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  • Cleansing Nova + Biorhythm

    • Draw the game
    • Each opponent loses the game

    Mana needed: 50 decks on Commander Spellbook

    How it works

    Steps

    Cast Cleansing Nova by paying its mana cost, destroying all creatures. Cast Biorhythm by paying its mana cost, causing each player's life total to become equal to the number of creatures they control. Each player that controls no creatures loses the game due to having 0 life.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.

Best commanders

Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.

  1. Silverquill, the DisputantCleansing Nova is an Instant or sorcery, which Silverquill, the Disputant can use.
  2. Aziza, Mage Tower CaptainCleansing Nova is an Instant or sorcery, which Aziza, Mage Tower Captain can use.
  3. Feather, Radiant ArbiterCleansing Nova is an Instant or sorcery, which Feather, Radiant Arbiter can use.
  4. Sevinne, the ChronoclasmCleansing Nova is an Instant or sorcery, which Sevinne, the Chronoclasm can use.
  5. Shiko and Narset, UnifiedShiko and Narset, Unified copies your spells and Cleansing Nova is an Instant or sorcery.

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