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Smothering Abomination

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Eldrazi

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Promo
Set Promo · Prerelease
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 60
Illustrator
Aleksi Briclot
Found in
Battle for Zendikar Hedron Prerelease Box
Printings3Combos55EDHREC rank#3,814
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Devoid (This card has no color.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature. Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.
4/3
DevoidFlying
Plays as:
Card Draw
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil-4.5%
$7.05
$6.77 low$4.27 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

8 · latest Aug 25, 2015
  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    If Smothering Abomination is the only creature you control as its first triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice it.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    Sacrificing Smothering Abomination will cause its last ability to trigger.

  • WotCAug 25, 2015

    You choose which creature you control to sacrifice as the first triggered ability resolves. Players can respond to this ability triggering, but once you choose a creature to sacrifice, it's too late for anyone to respond.