---
name: "Imperial Edict"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PTK"
set_name: "Portal Three Kingdoms"
collector_number: "77"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Xu Xiaoming"
oracle_id: "ac2b3adb-45bb-4f56-9d52-e08771164b35"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/imperial-edict-ptk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Imperial Edict
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent chooses a creature they control. Destroy that creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Edict](/printing/cruel-edict-10e.md) — Sorcery
2. [Diabolic Edict](/printing/diabolic-edict-wc99.md) — Instant
3. [Impale](/printing/impale-rix.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sheoldred's Edict](/printing/sheoldreds-edict-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Eviscerate](/printing/eviscerate-dom.md) — Sorcery
6. [Consign to the Pit](/printing/consign-to-the-pit-rna.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK) #77
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Xu Xiaoming
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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