First printed in Return to Ravnica (2012)
All 10 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2468, 2026
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Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #78, 2024
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Breaking News (OTP) #34, 2024
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The List (PLST) #GK1-57, 2021
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Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #370, 2021
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GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #57, 2018
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Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #146, 2017
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #59681, 2016 (digital)
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World Magic Cup Qualifiers (WMC) #2016, 2016
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Return to Ravnica (RTR) #141, 2012
Instant
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.
- Illustrated by
- Svetlin Velinov
- Watermark
- Golgari
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.08 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
