Unlicensed Disintegration

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Unlicensed Disintegration: Instant, Starter Commander Decks. Destroy target creature. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{R}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black and red (BR)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
255
Artist
Izzy
Commander rank
9,286 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Unlicensed Disintegration

Unlicensed Disintegration is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and red instant from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 255 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {1}{B}{R} (one generic, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Destroy target creature. If you control an artifact, Unlicensed Disintegration deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.

"I'd stand back if I were you."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (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 Unlicensed Disintegration by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Unlicensed Disintegration

Unlicensed Disintegration has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #211Uncommon2020
Double Masters (2XM) #224Uncommon2020
The List (PLST) #KLD-187Uncommon2019
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #64430Uncommon2017
Friday Night Magic 2017 (F17) #5Rare2017
Kaladesh (KLD) #187Uncommon2016

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Unlicensed Disintegration, newest first.

  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Unlicensed Disintegration tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. It won't deal damage to any player. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller is dealt 3 damage.
  • Whether or not you control an artifact is checked only after the creature is destroyed while Unlicensed Disintegration is resolving. For example, if you destroy a Fairgrounds Warden that exiled your artifact creature, Unlicensed Disintegration deals 3 damage to Fairgrounds Warden's controller.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Unlicensed Disintegration is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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