Smite the Deathless
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- The Hobbit Eternal #202 (common)
- Price
- $0.40 USD
Smite the Deathless deals 3 damage to target creature. That creature loses indestructible until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Smite the Deathless has 3 printings, first in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023). EDHREC ranks it #10,156 among Commander cards. It appears most in Imodane, the Pyrohammer decks (1,427 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Smite the Deathless most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer: 1,427 decks
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame: 196 decks
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain: 122 decks
- Théoden, King of Rohan: 101 decks
- Gimli, Counter of Kills: 96 decks
- Witch-king, Sky Scourge: 75 decks
- Shagrat, Loot Bearer: 62 decks
- Uglúk of the White Hand: 49 decks
Often played with Smite the Deathless
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You can target a creature that doesn't have indestructible with Smite the Deathless. It will still be exiled if it would die this turn.
- : If Smite the Deathless doesn't deal damage to the target creature (perhaps because that damage was prevented), the additional effects will still apply. It will still lose indestructible, and it will be exiled instead of dying that turn.
- : The damaged creature will be exiled if it would die for any reason that turn, not just if it dies due to damage from Smite the Deathless.