---
name: "Settle the Wreckage"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Cold"
oracle_id: "2a2ea189-b663-4f4a-bb23-ff7a4af25f71"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/settle-the-wreckage-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Settle the Wreckage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

> *Il y eut un sifflement, un souffle bouillonnant, puis le silence. Telle fut la fin de Smaug et d'Esgaroth.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Path to Exile](/printing/path-to-exile-md1.md) — Instant
2. [Second Thoughts](/printing/second-thoughts-ema.md) — Instant
3. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
4. [Not on My Watch](/printing/not-on-my-watch-mkm.md) — Instant
5. [Excise](/printing/excise-pcy.md) — Instant
6. [Soul Nova](/printing/soul-nova-mrd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #26
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Cold
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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