---
name: "Sphere of Annihilation"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PAFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos"
collector_number: "121p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "b96399f9-c0ba-4507-be13-65cf716b7757"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphere-of-annihilation-pafr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sphere of Annihilation
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
This artifact enters with X void counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this artifact, all creatures and planeswalkers with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it, and all creature and planeswalker cards in graveyards with mana value less than or equal to the number of void counters on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Void](/printing/void-tsb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Pernicious Deed](/printing/pernicious-deed-cns.md) — Enchantment
3. [Shadows' Verdict](/printing/shadows-verdict-pznr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Chalice of the Void](/printing/chalice-of-the-void-mrd.md) — Artifact
5. [Decree of Annihilation](/printing/decree-of-annihilation-v14.md) — Sorcery
6. [Culling Scales](/printing/culling-scales-mrd.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #121p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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