Best board wipes in MTG
2026-08-09
Board wipes reset go-wide strategies and buy time for control decks. Running too few loses to tokens; too many clogs your hand against aggro.
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Creature sweepers
Wrath of God, Damnation, Blasphemous Act — the classics. Toxic Deluge and Fire Covenant scale in Commander pods. Settle the Wreckage punishes overcommitting attackers.
White and black have the deepest sweeper pools; red adds damage-based wipes.
Permanent sweepers
Farewell, Bane of Progress, Austere Command hit more than creatures — artifacts, enchantments, graveyards. Meta-dependent: bring more if your pod runs lots of rocks and stax.
Mass Land Destruction is socially banned at many tables — check before slotting Armageddon.
How many to run
Control: 4–6. Midrange: 2–3. Aggro/tokens: 0–1. Commander: 2–4 depending on speed and colors.
Pair wipes with ways to recover — planeswalkers, commanders in zone, or "when you wipe" value like Teferi, Hero of Dominaria.
FAQ
- What is a board wipe?
- A spell or ability that destroys or damages many permanents at once, usually all creatures.
- How many board wipes in Commander?
- Most decks run 2–4. Control runs more; go-wide aggro runs fewer or none.