Lethal Scheme

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Lethal Scheme: Instant, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. Convoke. Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
184
Artist
Tuan Duong Chu
Commander rank
1,315 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Connive, Convoke

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About Lethal Scheme

Lethal Scheme is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black instant from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 184 in that set, with art by Tuan Duong Chu. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 8 sets, from New Capenna Commander (2022) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Each creature that convoked this spell connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (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 Lethal Scheme by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Lethal Scheme

Lethal Scheme has been printed in 8 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #157Rare2026
Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #353Rare2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2187Rare2025
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #277Rare2025
Fallout (PIP) #185Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #464Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #713Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #992Rare2024
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #201Rare2023
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #137Rare2022
New Capenna Commander (NCC) #36Rare2022
New Capenna Commander Promos (PNCC) #36pRare2022

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Lethal Scheme, newest first.

  • You can't tap more creatures to convoke Lethal Scheme than it takes to pay for its total cost. This means that normally no more than four creatures can convoke it.
  • When multiple creatures are instructed to connive simultaneously, they connive one at a time in the order of their controller's choice.

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