Single Combat

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Single Combat: Sorcery, War of the Spark. Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
War of the Spark (WAR)
Released
2019-05-03
Collector number
30
Artist
Livia Prima
Commander rank
2,020 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Single Combat

Single Combat is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white sorcery from War of the Spark (WAR), an expansion set released in May 2019. It is collector number 30 in that set, with art by Livia Prima. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from War of the Spark (2019) to Fallout (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.53 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.

Not even a threat to the entire Multiverse could persuade them to put aside their feud.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.53 (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 Single Combat by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Single Combat

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

PrintingRarityYear
Fallout (PIP) #172Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #458Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #700Rare2024
Fallout (PIP) #986Rare2024
War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #30sRare2019

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Single Combat, newest first.

  • In a multiplayer game, if you leave the game after Single Combat resolves but before your next turn begins, its effect lasts until your next turn would have begun. It neither expires immediately nor lasts indefinitely.
  • As Single Combat resolves, first the player whose turn it is chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then each other player in turn order does the same, knowing the choices made before them. Then each unchosen creature and planeswalker is sacrificed at the same time.

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