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Elspeth's Smite
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
FoundationsFDN · #493
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.38 € · 0.33 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- White
Card text
Elspeth's Smite deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Format legality
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- 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
- Livia Prima
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2024-11-15
Flavour text
Elesh Norn screamed as the light pierced her. Her nightmare had become flesh.
Rulings
Elspeth's Smite's replacement effect will exile the target creature or planeswalker if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.
