Bitter Downfall

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Bitter Downfall: Instant, The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR)
Released
2023-06-23
Collector number
77
Artist
John Di Giovanni
Commander rank
10,604 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Bitter Downfall

Bitter Downfall is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), a draft-focused set released in June 2023. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by John Di Giovanni. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a creature that was dealt damage this turn.

Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

"I tried to take the Ring from Frodo. I am sorry. I have paid." -Boromir

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.18 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

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

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Bitter Downfall

Bitter Downfall has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #185Uncommon2026
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #528Uncommon2023

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