Abrupt Decay
Abrupt Decay: Instant, Mystery Booster 2. This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 78
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Commander rank
- 722 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Abrupt Decay
Abrupt Decay is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green instant from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 78 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {B}{G} (one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
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Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.49 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Abrupt Decay by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Abrupt Decay
Abrupt Decay has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2468 | Rare | 2026 |
| Breaking News (OTP) #34 | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #GK1-57 | Rare | 2021 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #370 | Special | 2021 |
| GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #57 | Rare | 2018 |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #146 | Rare | 2017 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #59681 | Rare | 2016 |
| World Magic Cup Qualifiers (WMC) #2016 | Rare | 2016 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) #141 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Abrupt Decay, newest first.
- If you target a creature with ward, you may still pay the ward cost, but Abrupt Decay won't be countered even if you don't.
- The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
- A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Abrupt Decay. When that spell or ability resolves, Abrupt Decay won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
- If a permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.