Abrupt Decay
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Secret Lair DropSLD · #2468
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 13.17 € · ★ 14.95 € · 11.49 $ · ★ 37.85 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Black Green
Card text
This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- 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
- Nathaniel Himawan
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-12-02
Flavour text
"I think I finally see how I can balance growth and destruction." —Segante, Strixhaven first-year
Rulings
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Abrupt Decay. When that spell or ability resolves, Abrupt Decay won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
If a permanent has in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
If you target a creature with ward, you may still pay the ward cost, but Abrupt Decay won't be countered even if you don't.
