First printed in Return to Ravnica (2012)

All 10 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2468, 2026
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #78, 2024
Breaking News (OTP) #34, 2024
The List (PLST) #GK1-57, 2021
Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #370, 2021
GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #57, 2018
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #146, 2017
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #59681, 2016 (digital)
World Magic Cup Qualifiers (WMC) #2016, 2016
Return to Ravnica (RTR) #141, 2012

Abrupt Decay

Instant

This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.

In the last 30 days 11.1% of Pioneer decks played it (1 of 9). Most played in Golgari Midrange. In the last 30 days 2.4% of Modern decks played it (4 of 166). Most played in Craterhoof.

Staple

Legacy staples: sideboard, 3% of decks (#64)
Multicolor, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not 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 Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pioneer Other periods →

In 1 of 9 decks (11.1%).

Share of decks

11.1%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Golgari Midrange	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Golgari Midrange OPMan, 28 Oct	3 main	5-0

Modern Other periods →

In 4 of 166 decks (2.4%).

Share of decks

1.5%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 2 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

54%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Craterhoof	2.4%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Craterhoof Martin Souto in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	3-2 60%
Craterhoof Maede in Modern Challenge 16	4-3 57%
Craterhoof saiinz in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Craterhoof saiinz, 28 Oct	2 side	#24 3-3
Craterhoof Maede, 27 Oct	1 side	#4 4-3
Craterhoof Martin Souto, 3 Oct	2 side	#11 3-2
Craterhoof Carlos, 3 Oct	2 side	#16 2-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 7 of 264 decks (2.7%).

Share of decks

2.9%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	1.9%	20%
Golgari Cradle	1.9%	60%
WUBG (unclassified)	1.9%	20%
BG (unclassified)	0.8%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BG Alex Gronbeck in BCDL 30 - Ohio	3-2 60%
WUBG Jaime Vázquez Villares in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)	3-2 60%
BG Artur Mariño in Arzúa - Piknitas Legacy (puntúa para a LIL 26/27)	2-3 40%
BRG Applepies96 in Legacy Challenge 32	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG Applepies96, 27 Oct	2 side	#32 2-4
Golgari Cradle megoavil, 26 Oct	2 side	5-0
Golgari Cradle Xiongye, 26 Oct	2 side	5-0
Golgari Cradle Harry Romesburg III, 24 Oct	2 side	#7 3-1
BG Alex Gronbeck, 24 Oct	2 main	#13 3-2
WUBG Jaime Vázquez Villares, 4 Oct	2 side	#10 3-2
BG Artur Mariño, 4 Oct	2 side	#18 2-3

Vintage Other periods →

In 2 of 38 decks (5.3%).

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Oath	7.9%	33%
UBG (unclassified)	2.6%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Oath Michael Maka in From The Vault: Vintage 5	4-1 80%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Oath Michael Maka, 17 Oct	3 side	#5 4-1
UBG Chad Goding, 17 Oct	2 main	#19 1-2

Commander Other periods →

In 419 of 6150 decks (6.8%).

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WUBRG (unclassified)	11.1%	32%
WUBG (unclassified)	3.9%	22%
WBG (unclassified)	2.6%	15%
UBG (unclassified)	1.4%	53%
BG (unclassified)	1.3%	73%
BRG (unclassified)	0.7%	22%
UBRG (unclassified)	0.2%	7%
WBRG (unclassified)	0.2%	50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUBRG Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	5-0 100%
WUBG Jorge Canales in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta	5-0 100%
WUBRG Gavin Jenders in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack	5-1 83%
WUBG Sam Valley in Spells and Scares CEDH Tournament	5-1 83%
WUBRG Matt M in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline	4-1 80%
BG Thomas Dobert in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third	4-1 80%
WUBRG Charles Lyons in Proving Grounds III	4-1 80%
WUBRG Jacob deQuack in FINAL BOSS CEDH Tournament	4-1 80%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUBRG HenryYCL, 26 Oct	1 main	#16 1-3
UBG Ian Teruya, 26 Oct	1 main	#18 0-4
WUBG Brandon Erman, 26 Oct	1 main	#23 0-4
UBG Ant, 25 Oct	1 main	#25 0-3
BG Mason Gurney, 25 Oct	1 main	#14 0-1
WUBRG jesse braden, 25 Oct	1 main	#21 0-2
WUBRG Jack Sawatski, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 0-2
WBG Himalayan salt, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 9 decks (11.1%).

Share of decks

11.1%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0