Reckless Spite

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Reckless Spite: Instant, Wilds of Eldraine Commander. Destroy two target nonblack creatures. You lose 5 life. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{B}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)
Released
2023-09-08
Collector number
117
Artist
Karl Kopinski
Commander rank
13,148 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Reckless Spite

Reckless Spite is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC), a Commander product released in September 2023. It is collector number 117 in that set, with art by Karl Kopinski. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Tempest (1997) to Wilds of Eldraine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Destroy two target nonblack creatures. You lose 5 life.

"The end is justified in being mean. Or something like that."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Reckless Spite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Reckless Spite

Reckless Spite has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander 2021 (C21) #151Uncommon2021
The List (PLST) #E01-37Uncommon2019
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #37Uncommon2017
Conspiracy (CNS) #123Uncommon2014
Commander 2013 (C13) #91Uncommon2013
Invasion (INV) #121Uncommon2000
Tempest (TMP) #152Uncommon1997

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