Incredible New One-Mana Board Wipe is Easily Abusable

In Commander, board wipes are extremely common. They help decks without a massive slew of creatures reset the battlefield when you fall behind. This can be extremely valuable, especially in a multiplayer format where the board can get gummed up.

The downside, though, is that board wipes typically only return things to parity, while requiring you to invest a bunch of mana and a card to do so. The more mana a board wipe costs, the less mana you’ll have left over to advance your position during your turn.

Well, what if I told you a new board wipe from MTG Foundations can cost as little as one mana? What if I said there was additional build-around potential that makes the card even better than it looks at first glance? This is no joke, as Blasphemous Edict looks absolutely fantastic. Let’s break down what makes the card so appealing.

Blasphemous Edict is a really sweet card that pays homage to the design of Blasphemous Act. Just like Blasphemous Act, Blasphemous Edict can cost as little as one mana and get rid of most of the creatures on the board.

At first glance, thirteen creatures may sound like a lot. However, in a Commander game of four players, all you need is each player to have a few creatures in play and this card becomes incredibly cheap. This cost reduction really pushes Blasphemous Edict over the edge when compared to the more flexible By Invitation Only.

Assuming no one at the table has more than thirteen creatures, Blasphemous Edict will function as a pure board wipe. From there, you have the opportunity to rebuild quickly after casting it.

Notably, though, if you are playing a deck that produces a lot of creature tokens, there’s a chance you can actually keep some important creatures around while your opponents all lose theirs. For instance, imagine you have Korvold, Fae-Cursed King in play and a boatload of creatures. You can cast Blasphemous Edict, draw 13 cards while keeping Korvold around, and attack for a massive amount of damage right away.

This might not be easy to set up, but it showcases the immense upside of the Blasphemous Edict—and we’re just getting started.

The fact that Blasphemous Edict is a black card is a big deal since several black Commanders are built to maximize the unique Wrath. Take the new card Fumulus, the Infestation from Foundations Jumpstart, for example.

Fumulus rewards you with a 1/1 Insect with Flying whenever a player sacrifices a nontoken creature. Well, Blasphemous Edict forces all players to sacrifice a ton of creatures at once. Even if you don’t have enough creatures in play to let Fumulus survive the Edict, you’ll likely get a ton of triggers to generate Insects for your troubles.

Since Blasphemous Edict only costs one mana, you can easily recast Fumulus paying for the Commander tax. Now, you have a bunch of Insects ready to attack and drain your opponents.

Tergrid, God of Fright and Malik, Grim Manipulator offer a similar play pattern. Sure, you might lose your Commander to Blasphemous Edict, but that isn’t a big deal if you’re reanimating a ton of your opponent’s threats or making a plethora of Treasures as a bonus.

Blasphemous Edict looks like a welcome inclusion for any Commander deck that benefits when players sacrifice creatures. Mayhem Devil fans rejoice!