Mortality Spear
Instant
STXStrixhaven: School of Mages#207uncommon
Foil
"Death is my life's work."
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1176
- Illustrator
- PINDURSKI
- Found in
- Commander 2021 Commander Deck Witherbloom Witchcraft Minimal Packaging · Strixhaven School of Mages MTGO Redemption Foil · 7 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
This spell costs less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.Plays as: Planeswalker Removal · Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-7.1%
$0.26
$0.08 low$0.07 gap
Foil-2.9%
$0.34
$0.18 low$0.10 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.26as of 2026-07-12
-7.1%
H $0.33L $0.10since Feb 2024$0.08
$0.01
$0.07+88% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.34as of 2026-07-12
-2.9%
H $0.44L $0.18since Feb 2024$0.18
$0.08
$0.10+56% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 4 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Apr 16, 2021 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 16, 2021
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.