Mortality Spear
Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #207 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{B}{G}
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
"Death is my life's work."
Illustrated by PINDURSKI · Released April 23, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.31 USD · €0.18 EUR
- Foil: $0.35 USD · €0.43 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 24, 2026: up $0.02 USD (6.9%) to $0.31 USD; low $0.20 USD, high $0.31 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #321 (SOC) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.29 USD
- Magic Online Promos #90170 (PRM) · Uncommon · 2021
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #207 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.31 USD
- Strixhaven: School of Mages #380 (STX) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.48 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: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-04-16 · wotc — 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.
Played in these commander decks
- Dina, Essence Brewer · in 50% of 46 decks
- Baba Lysaga, Night Witch · in 44% of 50 decks