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Dismember

Magic: The GatheringSpecial Guests#41

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Special GuestsSPG · #41

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Mythic rare
Indicative price: 6.76 € · ★ 15.33 € · 5.97 $ · ★ 16.71 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Black

Card text

( can be paid with either or 2 life.) Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator: Martin de Diego Sádaba
Card language: English
Release date: 2023-11-17

Flavour text

"No one has heard Drivnod speak. But we have seen him do unspeakable things. As he drifts over Ish Sah, a deathly whisper rides the wind. I can never watch for long—I turn away and hide." —Kara Vrist, resistance spymaster

Rulings

2024-06-07

A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.