---
name: "Ruination"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dermot Power"
oracle_id: "59dbc873-72d9-4e7b-9442-2c7b8e8523e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruination-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ruination
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy all nonbasic lands.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devastation](/printing/devastation-por.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ravages of War](/printing/ravages-of-war-ptk.md) — Sorcery
3. [From the Ashes](/printing/from-the-ashes-c13.md) — Sorcery
4. [Field of Ruin](/printing/field-of-ruin-moc.md) — Land
5. [Wake of Destruction](/printing/wake-of-destruction-uds.md) — Sorcery
6. [Demolish](/printing/demolish-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #95
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dermot Power
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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