First printed in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020)
All 5 prints
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #103, 2025
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The List (PLST) #IKO-91, 2024
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Commander Masters (CMM) #166, 2023
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Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #366, 2020
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Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #91, 2020
Heartless Act 

Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Standard decks played it (1 of 1419). Most played in BG (unclassified).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Premier Draft | 60.1% | +4.1 | +6.9 | 25795 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA), Sealed | 62.9% | +4.5 | +8.8 | 1314 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
12 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Fateful Handoff + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Heartless Act + Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Heartless Act + Wrong Turn
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Harmless Offering + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Blim, Comedic Genius + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Bazaar Trader + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Coveted Falcon + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Donate + Heartless Act
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Heartless Act + Switcheroo
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Archfiend of the Dross + Heartless Act + Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal