---
name: "Hero's Downfall"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "175"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "03df6a57-37c9-46d3-83b3-4a6240100714"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heros-downfall-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hero's Downfall
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

> *Odric wehrte sich mit all seiner Kraft gegen den Vampirfluch. Aber nachdem er ein Leben lang gegen Monster gekämpft hatte, war er dazu verdammt, selbst zu einem zu werden.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Finishing Blow](/printing/finishing-blow-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Cast Down](/printing/cast-down-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Hero's Demise](/printing/heros-demise-bok.md) — Instant
4. [Bilbo's Deadly Slice](/printing/bilbos-deadly-slice-hob.md) — Instant
5. [Dark Betrayal](/printing/dark-betrayal-pio.md) — Instant
6. [Murder](/printing/murder-znc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #175
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **Total Printings:** 47 across all historical editions

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