---
name: "Harsh Mercy"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "825"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "dcd65c9b-4aaa-42af-869f-de179ae57c9f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harsh-mercy-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Harsh Mercy
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player chooses a creature type. Destroy all creatures that aren't of a type chosen this way. They can't be regenerated.

> *„Es gibt keine größere Belastung, als entscheiden zu müssen, wer gerettet werden soll."
—Kamahl, Druidennovize*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kindred Dominance](/printing/kindred-dominance-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Extinction](/printing/extinction-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Raise the Palisade](/printing/raise-the-palisade-hoc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Tsabo's Decree](/printing/tsabos-decree-inv.md) — Instant
5. [Patriarch's Bidding](/printing/patriarchs-bidding-wc03.md) — Sorcery
6. [Slaughter the Strong](/printing/slaughter-the-strong-cmr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #825
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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