Putrefy
Putrefy: Instant, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 131
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
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About Putrefy
Putrefy is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and green instant from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 131 in that set, with art by Igor Kieryluk. It costs {1}{B}{G} (one generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 29 sets, from Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-24).
Card text
Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.
"We are all decaying, always in a state of near-death. One moment without breath and we begin to break down." -Cevraya, Golgari shaman
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (as of 2026-10-24).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Putrefy 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 |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Putrefy
Putrefy has been printed in 29 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC) #124 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #300 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #90 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #257 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #238 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #219 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #747 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #212 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #378 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #123 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #126 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #63 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Putrefy.
- This spell isn't modal. When it resolves, it will destroy the target if it's a creature or an artifact, even if it changed from one to the other between targeting and resolution.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Putrefy is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Blight Curse (ECC), led by Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
- World Shaper (EOC), led by Hearthhull, the Worldseed
- Sultai Arisen (TDC), led by Teval, the Balanced Scale
- Death Toll (DSC), led by Winter, Cynical Opportunist
- Squirreled Away (BLC), led by Hazel of the Rootbloom
- Grand Larceny (OTC), led by Gonti, Canny Acquisitor