Quietus Spike

Public decks that run Quietus Spike

• Feline Ferocity - Commander 2017, led by Arahbo, Roar of the World
• Obscura Operation - New Capenna Commander, led by Kamiz, Obscura Oculus

Commanders that run Quietus Spike most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima: 4,577 decks
• Kelsien, the Plague: 2,741 decks
• Ezio Auditore da Firenze: 2,338 decks
• Kamiz, Obscura Oculus: 1,359 decks
• Astarion, the Decadent: 1,256 decks
• Noctis, Heir Apparent: 1,213 decks
• Ramses, Assassin Lord: 1,106 decks
• Felix Five-Boots: 1,010 decks

Often played with Quietus Spike

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Trophy Hunter
• Femeref Archers
• Venomous Fangs
• Scattershot Archer
• Neurok Commando
• Matsu-Tribe Sniper
• Sawblade Slinger
• Silhana Starfletcher
• Gorgon Flail
• Reverent Hunter

Rulings

• 2008-10-01: That player loses half their life after combat damage has been subtracted from the player's life total. The amount of life the player loses is determined as the triggered ability resolves.
• 2008-10-01: If multiple Quietus Spikes trigger at the same time, that player loses half their life when the first ability resolves, then loses half of the remainder when the next ability resolves, and so on. The player does not lose the same amount each time.
• 2010-06-15: In a Two-Headed Giant game, after combat damage is dealt, Quietus Spike looks at that player's life total (which is the same as the team's life total) when determining how much life the team will lose, which basically means the team's life total is halved. Here's an example of the math: The team has 19 life, so the player has 19 life. Quietus Spike causes the team to lose 10 life (19 divided by 2, rounded up). The team's life total becomes 9 (19 minus 10).