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Cataclysm

First printed in Exodus (1998)

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Cataclysm

Sorcery

Each player chooses from among the permanents they control an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a land, then sacrifices the rest.

The *Weatherlight* dragged the *Predator* behind it, the cradle hauling the casket.

Illustrated by
Jim Nelson

Legality

Rulings (5)

  • If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that same permanent for more than one of the choices if you want to. This makes it possible to select an artifact creature as both your artifact and creature, and then select a land and thereby keep only two cards.
  • If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that permanent to be the representative of either type. This makes it possible to have more than one creature (or other permanent type) on the battlefield. For example, if you select a creature for your creature and an artifact creature for your artifact, you get to keep both of these creatures.
  • The current player makes their choices before the other player. After both players make choices, all the sacrifices are done simultaneously.
  • The permanents to save are chosen on resolution. You do not choose them when casting the spell.
  • Each permanent not chosen by a player will be sacrificed. If a permanent has none of the listed types (for example, a Planeswalker with no other types), it can’t be chosen.

Prices

MTGO price: 11.22 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Premodern In 15 of 726 decks (2.1%), most in Terrageddon

Share of decks
2.1%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-07: 1.0% 2026-08-14: 0.0% 2026-08-21: 0.9% 2026-08-28: 1.7% 2026-09-04: 2.4% 2026-09-11: 2.8% 2026-09-18: 2.9% 2026-09-25: 1.9% 2026-10-02: 1.9% 2026-10-09: 2.1% 2026-10-16: 2.0% 2026-10-23: 1.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
15
10 main, 7 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.7
in the main deck
Win rate
47%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Terrageddon 9.1% 12%
WG (unclassified) 4.5% 15%
WURG (unclassified) 1.5% 9%
White Weenie 1.1% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Terravore100%7.0
Treetop Village100%5.5
Rishadan Port100%5.2
Sylvan Library100%5.1
Windswept Heath100%3.7
Wasteland100%3.1
Swords to Plowshares100%2.5
Call of the Herd90%8.0
Mox Diamond90%6.3
Gemstone Mine90%4.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Terrageddon
oskiyaa in Premodern Challenge 16
4-2
67%
Terrageddon
PepeRokstar in Premodern Challenge 16
3-2
60%
White Weenie
fluxusfrequency in Premodern Challenge 16
2-3
40%
Terrageddon
eXavie in Premodern Challenge 16
1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
White Weenie
fluxusfrequency,
2 side #20
2-3
WG
jdollars,
1 side 5-0
Terrageddon
oskiyaa,
1 main #7
4-2
Terrageddon
eXavie,
1 main #19
1-4
Terrageddon
_Falcon_,
1 main
1 side
#22
0-2
Terrageddon
Rui Gonçalves,
2 main #16
1-2
Terrageddon
LjubljanaKnights,
3 main 5-0
WG
golphinus,
1 side 5-0

Commander In 1 of 6159 decks (0.0%), most in Narset, Enlightened Master

Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-21: 0.0% 2026-08-28: 0.0% 2026-09-04: 0.0% 2026-09-11: 0.0% 2026-09-18: 0.0% 2026-09-25: 0.0% 2026-10-02: 0.1% 2026-10-09: 0.0% 2026-10-16: 0.0% 2026-10-23: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
20%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Narset, Enlightened Master 0.1% 14%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Narset, Enlightened Master
John Evans in BellsCon CEDH Tournament
1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Narset, Enlightened Master
John Evans,
1 main #37
1-4

Duel Commander In 4 of 112 decks (3.6%), most in Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

Share of decks
3.6%
▼ 5.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-07: 8.9% 2026-08-14: 10.0% 2026-08-21: 3.9% 2026-08-28: 11.5% 2026-09-04: 3.2% 2026-09-11: 10.8% 2026-09-18: 10.0% 2026-09-25: 0.0% 2026-10-02: 3.6% 2026-10-09: 2.9% 2026-10-16: 10.0% 2026-10-23: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd 2.7% 100%
Aang, Swift Savior 1.8% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Ephemerate100%28.0
Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes100%12.4
Ghost Vacuum100%9.3
Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field100%8.6
Palace Jailer100%8.6
Overlord of the Mistmoors100%8.0
Esper Sentinel100%5.6
Portable Hole100%5.3
Flagstones of Trokair100%4.3
Abandoned Air Temple100%4.1

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
TVAmaral,
1 main 5-0
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
TVAmaral,
1 main 5-0
Aang, Swift Savior
VanDerDorf,
1 main 5-0
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
mrthot,
1 main 5-0