Mortality Spear
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{G}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #380 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.48 USD
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
Mortality Spear has 4 printings, first in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021). EDHREC ranks it #3,371 among Commander cards. It appears most in Dina, Essence Brewer decks (7,254 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Mortality Spear
- Witherbloom Pestilence - Secrets of Strixhaven, led by Dina, Essence Brewer
- Witherbloom Witchcraft - Commander 2021, led by Willowdusk, Essence Seer
Commanders that run Mortality Spear most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Dina, Essence Brewer: 7,254 decks
- Blech, Loafing Pest: 6,428 decks
- Dina, Soul Steeper: 5,420 decks
- Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant: 3,801 decks
- Baba Lysaga, Night Witch: 2,893 decks
- Betor, Ancestor's Voice: 2,791 decks
- Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant: 2,660 decks
- Beledros Witherbloom: 2,230 decks
Often played with Mortality Spear
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mortality Spear). Mortality Spear's mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.