---
name: "Destructive Tampering"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Titus Lunter"
oracle_id: "e6ae536a-95c0-495d-98b8-200b3564dd79"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/destructive-tampering-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Destructive Tampering
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

> *"I don't think they'll appreciate my . . . adjustments."
—Karavin, renegade saboteur*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fire of Orthanc](/printing/fire-of-orthanc-ltr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Untimely Malfunction](/printing/untimely-malfunction-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Reckless Air Strike](/printing/reckless-air-strike-m20.md) — Sorcery
4. [Vandalize](/printing/vandalize-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Deface](/printing/deface-rna.md) — Sorcery
6. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #78
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Titus Lunter
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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