---
name: "Clear a Path"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "05a1575c-8d08-4845-8ae0-85e0aba55637"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/clear-a-path-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Clear a Path
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with defender.

> *「衛兵はぶん殴られると、なんでびっくりした顔をするんだ？」ルーリクが訊いた。 サーは答えた。 「ワイロをもらえるとでも思ってたんだろ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deface](/printing/deface-rna.md) — Sorcery
2. [Smash to Dust](/printing/smash-to-dust-dmu.md) — Sorcery
3. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cleansing Screech](/printing/cleansing-screech-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Lava Flow](/printing/lava-flow-por.md) — Sorcery
6. [Strafe](/printing/strafe-pls.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #136
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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