---
name: "Inevitable Defeat"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "360"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tomas Duchek"
oracle_id: "d68439b5-7011-4b1d-a7da-14ef0f4d9994"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inevitable-defeat-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Inevitable Defeat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Anguished Unmaking](/printing/anguished-unmaking-otp.md) — Instant
2. [Punish Ignorance](/printing/punish-ignorance-ala.md) — Instant
3. [Void Rend](/printing/void-rend-psnc.md) — Instant
4. [Abrupt Decay](/printing/abrupt-decay-gk1.md) — Instant
5. [Undermine](/printing/undermine-inv.md) — Instant
6. [Long Goodbye](/printing/long-goodbye-mkm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #360
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tomas Duchek
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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