Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat: Instant, Foundations Commander. Destroy target nonartifact creature. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 100
- Artist
- David Rapoza
- Commander rank
- 377 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 100 in that set, with art by David Rapoza. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 17 sets, from Mirrodin Besieged (2011) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.50 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Destroy target nonartifact creature.
Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.50 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Go for the Throat by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat has been printed in 17 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #163 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #284 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #42 | Common | 2026 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #447 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Cowboy Bebop (PCBB) #3 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #205 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #91 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #201 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| March of the Machine Commander (MOC) #250 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) #102 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #201 | Common | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #201★ | Common | 2022 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Go for the Throat, newest first.
- If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.
- If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Go for the Throat is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
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