Dismember
Dismember: Instant, Time Spiral Remastered. Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B/P}{B/P}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Special
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
- Released
- 2021-03-19
- Collector number
- 322
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Commander rank
- 930 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Dismember
Dismember is a Magic: The Gathering card, a black instant from Time Spiral Remastered (TSR), a Masters set released in March 2021. It is collector number 322 in that set, with art by Jason Felix. It costs {1}{B/P}{B/P} to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 11 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.87 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
"You serve Phyrexia. Your pieces would better serve Phyrexia elsewhere." -Azax-Azog, the Demon Thane
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.87 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Dismember by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Dismember
Dismember has been printed in 11 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #158 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #28 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #93 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7011 | Rare | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1674 | Rare | 2024 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #41 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Wizards Play Network 2022 (PW22) #5 | Rare | 2022 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #321 | Rare | 2021 |
| The List (PLST) #MM2-79 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #79 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Modern Event Deck 2014 (MD1) #25 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Friday Night Magic 2012 (F12) #4 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Dismember.
- A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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