Settle the Wreckage
Settle the Wreckage Price Summary
As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Settle the Wreckage is $2.22 (XLN #34), and the most expensive is $14.28 (PXLN #34s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.22, down 9.4% over 7 days, down 24.5% over 30 days, down 10.1% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $4.81 (2026).
Settle the Wreckage Printings & Prices
Settle the Wreckage has 5 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless, promo pack and prerelease treatments.
Sell Settle the Wreckage: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $7.50 cash for PXLN #34s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 37% (normal).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PXLN #34s | Foil | $7.50 | $11.99 | 37% |
| CoolStuffInc | XLN #34 | Foil | $4.00 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | XLN #34 | Foil | $3.50 | $6.99 | 50% |
| Card Kingdom | PXLN #34p | Foil | $2.80 | $6.99 | 60% |
| Card Kingdom | SLD #2372 | Nonfoil | $2.75 | $4.99 | 45% |
| Card Kingdom | SLD #2372 | Foil | $2.50 | $4.49 | 44% |
| CoolStuffInc | SLD #2372 | Foil | $2.00 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PLST #XLN-34 | Nonfoil | $1.30 | $2.79 | 53% |
| Card Kingdom | XLN #34 | Nonfoil | $1.15 | $2.29 | 50% |
| Card Kingdom | PXLN #34p | Nonfoil | $0.75 | $2.99 | 75% |
Settle the Wreckage Rules Text & Legality
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.
Settle the Wreckage is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
Settle the Wreckage Rulings
- Sep 29, 2017 Settle the Wreckage targets only the player. Creatures with hexproof that player controls will be exiled as this spell resolves.
- Sep 29, 2017 That player can find fewer basic land cards than the number of exiled creatures, whether because they want to or because they don’t have that many basic land cards left.
- Sep 29, 2017 The number of lands that player may find is the number of attacking creatures that were exiled, even if some of those creatures were tokens, weren’t creature cards, or didn’t end up in exile (most likely because one was that player’s commander in the Commander variant).
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Settle the Wreckage has been reprinted 8 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLST #XLN-34 | 2022-04-29 | Rare | Standard |
| SLD #2372 | 2021-06-21 | Rare | Borderless |
| SLD #2372 | 2021-06-21 | Rare | Borderless |
| PXLN #34p | 2017-09-29 | Rare | Promo Pack |
| PXLN #34p | 2017-09-29 | Rare | Promo Pack |
| XLN #34 | 2017-09-29 | Rare | Standard |
| XLN #34 | 2017-09-29 | Rare | Standard |
| PXLN #34s | 2017-09-29 | Rare | Prerelease |
Settle the Wreckage in Commander
Settle the Wreckage is the #3,515 most-played card on EDHREC, up 5 places over the last 30 days.
Settle the Wreckage FAQ
How much is Settle the Wreckage worth?
Settle the Wreckage is worth about $2.22 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 9, 2026. Prices range from $2.22 to $14.28 across 5 tracked printings.
Is Settle the Wreckage legal in Commander?
Yes — Settle the Wreckage is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Settle the Wreckage been reprinted?
Yes — Settle the Wreckage has been reprinted 8 times, with 5 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Settle the Wreckage cheap?
Settle the Wreckage trades at about $2.22 — 8 reprints keep supply plentiful.