Dismember

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #28 · Rare · Instant

Mana cost: {1}{B/P}{B/P}

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

"Strip away pain, struggle, impurity, fear, flesh. Surrender the pieces and be blessed as one."
—*Phyrexian Scriptures*

Illustrated by Matthew G. Lewis · Released April 24, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.05 USD (1.8%) to $2.86 USD; low $2.81 USD, high $3.58 USD.

Printings

  1. Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #28 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $2.86 USD
  2. Secret Lair Drop #7011 (SLD) · Rare · 2025 · $18.45 USD foil
  3. Secret Lair Drop #1674 (SLD) · Rare · 2024 · $45.02 USD
  4. Special Guests #41 (SPG) · Mythic · 2024 · $6.29 USD
  5. Secret Lair Drop #321 (SLD) · Rare · 2021 · $10.58 USD
  6. Time Spiral Remastered #322 (TSR) · Special · 2021 · $6.18 USD
  7. The List #MM2-79 (PLST) · Uncommon · 2019 · $4.06 USD
  8. Modern Masters 2015 #79 (MM2) · Uncommon · 2015 · $4.74 USD
  9. Modern Event Deck 2014 #25 (MD1) · Uncommon · 2014 · $5.43 USD
  10. Magic Online Promos #43588 (PRM) · Uncommon · 2013
  11. Friday Night Magic 2012 #4 (F12) · Rare · 2012 · $9.69 USD foil
  12. New Phyrexia #57 (NPH) · Uncommon · 2011 · $2.18 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2024-06-07 · wotc — A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Massacre Girl, Known Killer · in 37% of 46 decks
  2. Y'shtola, Night's Blessed · in 37% of 49 decks
  3. Deadpool, Trading Card · in 10% of 48 decks
  4. Magar of the Magic Strings · in 10% of 50 decks
  5. Francisco, Fowl Marauder · in 8% of 48 decks
  6. Imotekh the Stormlord · in 7% of 44 decks
  7. Lathril, Blade of the Elves · in 7% of 45 decks

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