Elspeth's Smite
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- The List #MOM-13 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.22 USD
Elspeth's Smite deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Elspeth's Smite has 3 printings, first in March of the Machine (2023). EDHREC ranks it #16,536 among Commander cards. It appears most in Jazal Goldmane decks (17 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Elspeth's Smite most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Jazal Goldmane: 17 decks
- The Eleventh Doctor: 8 decks
- Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant: 2 decks
- Starling, Aerial Ally: 2 decks
- Radiant, Serra Archangel: 2 decks
- General Thunderbolt Ross: 2 decks
- Pang Tong, "Young Phoenix": 1 decks
- Black Panther, Most Dangerous
Often played with Elspeth's Smite
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Elspeth's Smite's replacement effect will exile the target creature or planeswalker if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage.