Mandate of Abaddon
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #40 · Rare · Sorcery
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Choose target creature you control. Destroy all creatures with power less than that creature's power.
"I am the Arch-fiend, the Despoiler of Worlds, and by my hands shall the false Emperor fall."
—Abaddon the Despoiler
Illustrated by Games Workshop · Released October 7, 2022
Prices
- Nonfoil: $3.96 USD · €4.78 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.26 USD (6.2%) to $3.96 USD; low $3.84 USD, high $4.23 USD.
Printings
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander #40 (this printing) · Rare · 2022 · $3.96 USD
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander #40★ (40K) · Rare · 2022 · $8.86 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2022-10-07 · wotc — If the chosen creature is an illegal target as Mandate of Abaddon tries to resolve, it will be removed from the stack and no creatures will be destroyed.
Played in these commander decks
- Yargle and Multani · in 40% of 47 decks
- Abaddon the Despoiler · in 38% of 50 decks
- Indominus Rex, Alpha · in 10% of 49 decks