Smothering Abomination

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Smothering Abomination: Creature - Eldrazi, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Eldrazi
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
226
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
Commander rank
3,889 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Devoid, Flying

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About Smothering Abomination

Smothering Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 226 in that set, with art by Aleksi Briclot. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 4/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Battle for Zendikar (2015) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.

Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (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 Smothering Abomination by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Smothering Abomination

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

PrintingRarityYear
Battle for Zendikar (BFZ) #99Rare2015
Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #99sRare2015

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Smothering Abomination, newest first.

  • A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.
  • Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.
  • Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
  • If Smothering Abomination is the only creature you control as its first triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice it.
  • If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
  • Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.
  • Sacrificing Smothering Abomination will cause its last ability to trigger.
  • You choose which creature you control to sacrifice as the first triggered ability resolves. Players can respond to this ability triggering, but once you choose a creature to sacrifice, it's too late for anyone to respond.

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