---
name: "Selective Obliteration"
mana_cost: "{3}{C}{C}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "M3C"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3 Commander"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "9f95027a-5f04-48b4-99a0-8913be3a520a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/selective-obliteration-m3c"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Selective Obliteration
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{C}{C}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player chooses a color. Then exile each permanent unless it's colorless or it's only the color its controller chose.

> *„Ich weiß nicht, was schlimmer ist — dass es meine Familie erwischt hat oder dass ich verschont blieb."
—Elsen, Überlebende aus Seetor*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Persecute](/printing/persecute-wc01.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ravnica at War](/printing/ravnica-at-war-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [All Is Dust](/printing/all-is-dust-plst.md) — Kindred Sorcery — Eldrazi
4. [Merciless Eviction](/printing/merciless-eviction-c16.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fortunate Few](/printing/fortunate-few-pz2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Wash Out](/printing/wash-out-cma.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #35
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`