Go for the Throat
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1986 · Rare · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{B}
Destroy target nonartifact creature.
"Thisss isss how it should be between usss! The fight for sssurvival! Kill or be killed!"
—Lizard, Dr. Curt Connors
Illustrated by Kael Ngu · Released September 22, 2025
Prices
- Nonfoil: $7.05 USD · €5.63 EUR
- Foil: €5.47 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.14 USD (2.0%) to $7.05 USD; low $6.84 USD, high $7.08 USD.
Printings
- Foundations Commander #100 (FDC) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.28 USD
- The Zeta Set #163 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- The Zeta Set #284 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- The Zeta Set #42 (SLZ) · Common · 2026
- Secret Lair Drop #1986 (this printing) · Rare · 2025 · $7.05 USD
- Foundations Jumpstart #447 (J25) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.46 USD
- Cowboy Bebop #3 (PCBB) · Rare · 2024 · $5.49 USD foil
- Assassin's Creed #205 (ACR) · Uncommon · 2024 · $2.19 USD etched
- Assassin's Creed #91 (ACR) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.46 USD
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander #201 (LTC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.97 USD
- March of the Machine Commander #250 (MOC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.63 USD
- The Brothers' War #102 (BRO) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.46 USD
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander #201 (40K) · Common · 2022 · $0.81 USD
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander #201★ (40K) · Common · 2022 · $2.72 USD foil
- Double Masters 2022 #76 (2X2) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.55 USD
- Midnight Hunt Commander #119 (MIC) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.48 USD
- The List #C17-114 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2019 · $0.91 USD
- Commander 2017 #114 (C17) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.56 USD
- Magic Online Promos #42878 (PRM) · Uncommon · 2013
- Mirrodin Besieged #43 (MBS) · Uncommon · 2011 · $0.42 USD
- Friday Night Magic 2011 #11 (F11) · Rare · 2011 · $8.17 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2011-06-01 · wotc — If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.
- 2022-10-14 · wotc — If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.
Played in these commander decks
- Szarekh, the Silent King · in 91% of 32 decks
- Imotekh the Stormlord · in 64% of 44 decks
- Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver · in 51% of 45 decks
- Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit · in 31% of 49 decks
- Marrow-Gnawer · in 30% of 47 decks
- Yargle and Multani · in 23% of 47 decks
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer · in 17% of 46 decks
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror · in 17% of 48 decks