The Elderspell
War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #89p · Rare · Sorcery
Mana cost: {B}{B}
Destroy any number of target planeswalkers. Choose a planeswalker you control. Put two loyalty counters on it for each planeswalker destroyed this way.
The path to power is often paved with atrocities.
Illustrated by Daarken · Released May 3, 2019
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.85 USD · €0.28 EUR
- Foil: $2.02 USD · €1.00 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.06 USD (7.6%) to $0.85 USD; low $0.79 USD, high $0.87 USD.
Printings
- War of the Spark Promos #89p (this printing) · Rare · 2019 · $0.85 USD
- War of the Spark Promos #89s (PWAR) · Rare · 2019 · $1.95 USD foil
- War of the Spark #89 (WAR) · Rare · 2019 · $0.50 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2019-05-03 · wotc — You can cast The Elderspell without controlling any planeswalkers. The target planeswalkers will still be destroyed. You can also cast it without targeting any planeswalkers if you really want to do so.
- 2019-05-03 · wotc — You choose the target planeswalkers to destroy as you cast The Elderspell, but you don’t choose a planeswalker to receive loyalty counters until The Elderspell is resolving.
Played in these commander decks
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen · in 20% of 49 decks
- Dihada, Binder of Wills · in 6% of 49 decks