Mortality Spear
Mortality Spear: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. This spell costs 2 less to cast if you gained life this turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{G}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 321
- Artist
- PINDURSKI
- Commander rank
- 3,354 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Mortality Spear
Mortality Spear is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and green instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 321 in that set, with art by PINDURSKI. It costs {2}{B}{G} (two generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless 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 2026-11-03).
Card text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
"Death is my life's work."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (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 Mortality Spear by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Mortality Spear
Mortality Spear has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90170 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #207 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #380 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Mortality Spear.
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mortality Spear). Mortality Spear's mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Mortality Spear is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.