---
name: "By Force"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AKH"
set_name: "Amonkhet"
collector_number: "123"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "7ce950fb-e065-45d3-aeff-f8c475460754"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/by-force-akh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# By Force
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy X target artifacts.

> *„Abtrünnig? Eure Götter haben keine Ahnung, was für Abtrünnigkeiten hier gleich stattfinden werden!" —Chandra Nalaar*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Detonate](/printing/detonate-mrd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Meltdown](/printing/meltdown-mh3.md) — Sorcery
4. [Shatter](/printing/shatter-tpr.md) — Instant
5. [Structural Assault](/printing/structural-assault-psnc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Smash to Smithereens](/printing/smash-to-smithereens-f16.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet (AKH) #123
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`