Deadly Brew
Deadly Brew: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 303
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Commander rank
- 4,844 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Deadly Brew
Deadly Brew is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and green sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 303 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. 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 Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. If you sacrificed a permanent this way, you may return another permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
No one ever asked what was in Dina's concoctions, so long as they worked.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (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 Deadly Brew by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Deadly Brew
Deadly Brew has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #654 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #176 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Deadly Brew, newest first.
- If you cast Deadly Brew and control any creatures or planeswalkers as it resolves, you must sacrifice one of them.
- You cannot return the same permanent card that you sacrificed.
- First the active player chooses which creature or planeswalker they'll sacrifice, then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made before their choice. Then all those permanents are sacrificed simultaneously.
- You choose which permanent card you're returning to your hand, if any, as Deadly Brew resolves, after permanents are sacrificed.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Deadly Brew is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.