# Can Fragmentize destroy artifacts with converted mana cost greater than 4?

Fragmentize, a white sorcery, has this wording:

Destroy target artifact or enchantment with converted mana cost 4 or less.

The wording seems clear enough, but I see a potential loophole in the wording. This can be read two ways:

Choose one:

• Destroy target artifact
• Destroy target enchantment with converted mana cost 4 or less

or

Choose one:

• Destroy target artifact with converted mana cost 4 or less
• Destroy target enchantment with converted mana cost 4 or less

I believe the first version is the intended effect, but an argument could be made for the second (maybe operator precedence?).

To make an analogy:

Buy me a car, or a plane if it's less than \$50.000


I would interpret this as "Buy me a car, but if you find a plane that costs less than 50k, that would also work"

Which is correct?

• While I can't find anything in the rules to nail this down (besides the usual assume normal English rules when interpreting text), I've never seen any other card that is written in a way that would support this as an intended interpretation. I've never seen a card specify "with CMC < 4" on each possible target type, nor anything where restrictions are repeated to an incredibly verbose level. Since MtG is pretty consistent and meticulous with it's wording I think you'd be hard pressed to find anything to support this besides "I want to do something unexpected so I'm picking apart English." – Becuzz Apr 7 at 10:59
• Also, if I've got it right, the "Choose one: ..." would be a different spell, since that phrasing would make the spell modal. – ilkkachu Apr 7 at 18:05
• Remind of the joke "My wife told me she wanted me to go to the store and buy a loaf of bread, and if there's any eggs, get a dozen. There were eggs there, so I got a dozen loaves of bread." – Acccumulation Apr 9 at 3:07