---
name: "Elspeth's Smite"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MOM-13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Livia Prima"
oracle_id: "3f404fe4-4335-4dcc-ba90-78246c4b880b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elspeths-smite-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elspeth's Smite
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Elspeth's Smite deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *Elesh Norn screamed as the light pierced her. Her nightmare had become flesh.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Smite the Deathless](/printing/smite-the-deathless-ltr.md) — Instant
2. [Swords to Plowshares](/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc.md) — Instant
3. [Annihilating Fire](/printing/annihilating-fire-rtr.md) — Instant
4. [Smite](/printing/smite-sth.md) — Instant
5. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
6. [Yamabushi's Flame](/printing/yamabushis-flame-chk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MOM-13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Livia Prima
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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