“"Death is my life's work."”
Mortality Spear
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {2}{B}{G}
Oracle Rules Text: This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn. Destroy target nonland permanent.
Flavor Text: "Death is my life's work."
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (#321), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: PINDURSKI
Instant
Black
Green
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2021-04-16
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mortality Spear). Mortality Spear's mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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