---
name: "Abrupt Decay"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "1c747fe2-289e-492a-a846-aa77707e2dc3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abrupt-decay-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abrupt Decay
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.

> *The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Long Goodbye](/printing/long-goodbye-mkm.md) — Instant
2. [Wreak Havoc](/printing/wreak-havoc-gpt.md) — Sorcery
3. [Void Rend](/printing/void-rend-psnc.md) — Instant
4. [Raze to the Ground](/printing/raze-to-the-ground-bro.md) — Sorcery
5. [Natural State](/printing/natural-state-pio.md) — Instant
6. [Inevitable Defeat](/printing/inevitable-defeat-ptdm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #78
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 43 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`