---
name: "Clear the Stage"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "77b6a3db-c098-4b06-bc7f-136eef892d30"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/clear-the-stage-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Clear the Stage
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you may return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

> *"Abram alas! É hora do último ato!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Foul Renewal](/printing/foul-renewal-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Lethal Protection](/printing/lethal-protection-spe.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sweep Away](/printing/sweep-away-ogw.md) — Instant
4. [Black Sun's Twilight](/printing/black-suns-twilight-pone.md) — Instant
5. [Tyrant's Scorn](/printing/tyrants-scorn-war.md) — Instant
6. [Wail of War](/printing/wail-of-war-tdm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #68
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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