Shoot the Sheriff

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Shoot the Sheriff: Instant, Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Destroy target non-outlaw creature. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
106
Artist
Fariba Khamseh
Commander rank
4,170 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Shoot the Sheriff

Shoot the Sheriff is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), an expansion set released in April 2024. It is collector number 106 in that set, with art by Fariba Khamseh. 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 Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.57 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Destroy target non-outlaw creature. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws. Everyone else is fair game.)

"Now, where is that deputy?" -Jana, Hellspur thunderslinger

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.57 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Shoot the Sheriff by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Shoot the Sheriff

Shoot the Sheriff has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7166Rare2026
Secret Lair Promo (SLP) #43Rare2025

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Shoot the Sheriff, newest first.

  • The only deputy in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction release is a Mercenary, so no, you cannot shoot the deputy.
  • A card, spell, or permanent is an outlaw if it has the Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, or Warlock creature type. It doesn’t matter if it has more than one of those creature types; as long as it has at least one, it’s an outlaw.
  • Outlaw is not a creature type. If an effect asks you to choose a creature type, you can’t choose outlaw.
  • If an ability refers to an outlaw or whether a player controls an outlaw, it’s referring only to permanents with one or more of the creature types specified above. Notably, it’s not referring to any spell or card not on the battlefield. However, other abilities may refer to an “outlaw spell” or “outlaw card” in a zone other than the battlefield. Those abilities refer to spells and cards with one or more of the specified creature types.

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Shoot the Sheriff is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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