Printings
Abrupt Decay
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
Rarity: Special
Collector Number: 370
Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- April 12, 2024
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.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
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.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
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.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
If a permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Source: wotc
Price History
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