Maelstrom Pulse

Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #269 · Rare · Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.

During the collision of the shards, entire ways of life disappeared without a trace.

Illustrated by Anthony Francisco · Released June 14, 2024

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.02 USD (6.5%) to $0.29 USD; low $0.25 USD, high $0.32 USD.

Printings

  1. Innistrad Remastered #244 (INR) · Rare · 2025 · $0.35 USD
  2. Foundations #661 (FDN) · Rare · 2024 · $0.21 USD
  3. Bloomburrow Commander #126 (BLC) · Rare · 2024 · $0.32 USD
  4. Modern Horizons 3 Commander #269 (this printing) · Rare · 2024 · $0.29 USD
  5. Double Masters #207 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $0.37 USD
  6. Historic Anthology 2 #16 (HA2) · Rare · 2020
  7. Ultimate Box Topper #U24 (PUMA) · Mythic · 2018 · $7.57 USD foil
  8. Ultimate Masters #204 (UMA) · Rare · 2018 · $0.40 USD
  9. Amonkhet Invocations #29 (MP2) · Special · 2017 · $29.73 USD foil
  10. Modern Masters #180 (MMA) · Rare · 2013 · $0.55 USD
  11. Magic Online Promos #37845 (PRM) · Rare · 2011
  12. Grand Prix Promos #2011 (PGPX) · Rare · 2011 · $4.41 USD foil
  13. Alara Reborn #92 (ARB) · Rare · 2009 · $1.32 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2020-08-07 · wotc — Maelstrom Pulse has only one target. Other permanents with the same name will be destroyed even if they have hexproof or protection.
  2. 2020-08-07 · wotc — If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Maelstrom Pulse tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't destroy any permanents at all. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do destroy other permanents with the same name.
  3. 2022-06-10 · wotc — Unless a token is a copy of another permanent or was explicitly given a name by the effect that created it, its name is the subtypes it was given when it was created plus the word "Token." For example, if an effect creates a 1/1 Soldier creature token, that token is named "Soldier Token."

Played in these commander decks

  1. Hazel of the Rootbloom · in 54% of 39 decks
  2. Disa the Restless · in 45% of 49 decks
  3. The Mycotyrant · in 6% of 49 decks

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