Abrupt Decay
Instant
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- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 37–324
- Illustrator
- Sean Murray
- Found in
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Booster Pack · Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Booster Pack · Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Booster Sample Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Plays as:
Can't Be CounteredProtection SpellPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Δ 30D · Trend
Low
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Buy
Nonfoil
$1.75
-5.9%
Since Apr 2024:H $5.00L $0.30$0.99
$1.15
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Foil
$2.37
-25.9%
Since Apr 2024:H $7.22L $1.04$1.65
$1.60
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Rulings
4 · latest Apr 12, 2024
- WotCApr 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.
- WotCMar 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.
- WotCMar 19, 2021
If a permanent has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. - WotCMar 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.