Berserk

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Berserk: Instant, Conspiracy: Take the Crown. Cast this spell only before the combat damage step. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{G}
Mana value
1
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)
Released
2016-08-26
Collector number
175
Artist
Steve Prescott
Commander rank
3,620 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Berserk

Berserk is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare green instant from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2), a draft-focused set released in August 2016. It is collector number 175 in that set, with art by Steve Prescott. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $11.66 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Cast this spell only before the combat damage step.

Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power. At the beginning of the next end step, destroy that creature if it attacked this turn.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $11.66 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Berserk by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Berserk

Berserk has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #115Mythic2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #180Mythic2026
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #50Mythic2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1738Mythic2024
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #181Uncommon2022
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #478Uncommon2022
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1003Mythic2022
Vintage Masters (VMA) #197Rare2014
From the Vault: Exiled (V09) #2Mythic2009
Masters Edition (ME1) #114Rare2007
Collectors' Edition (CED) #186Uncommon1993
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #186Uncommon1993

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Berserk.

  • If the target permanent stops being a creature before the next end step, it is still destroyed when the delayed trigger resolves.

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