---
name: "Vanquish"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "20"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "683ec6d2-4ea7-46a7-911e-12c83e4c4a06"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vanquish-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vanquish
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target blocking creature.

> *"All beings have an inner light. Let me show you yours."
—Ushanti, leonin seer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Smite](/printing/smite-sth.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Strike](/printing/sudden-strike-msc.md) — Instant
3. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
4. [Rebuke](/printing/rebuke-isd.md) — Instant
5. [Divine Verdict](/printing/divine-verdict-m15.md) — Instant
6. [Neck Snap](/printing/neck-snap-lrw.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #20
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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