---
name: "Blot Out"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MAT"
set_name: "March of the Machine: The Aftermath"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Koji Nishino"
oracle_id: "9609cd5c-b537-4cb2-9dde-4b12795531f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blot-out-mat"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blot Out
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target opponent exiles a creature or planeswalker they control with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [End of the Hunt](/printing/end-of-the-hunt-sos.md) — Sorcery
2. [Epic Downfall](/printing/epic-downfall-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Soul Shatter](/printing/soul-shatter-prm.md) — Instant
4. [Topple](/printing/topple-nem.md) — Sorcery
5. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Blade Banish](/printing/blade-banish-iko.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Koji Nishino
- **Total Printings:** 28 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`