---
name: "Mercadia's Downfall"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "205"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "2c1201b2-5036-4e68-b36d-cdaf54b4993d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mercadias-downfall-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mercadia's Downfall
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Each attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each nonbasic land defending player controls.

> *With an explosion that shook the foundation of the city, the *Weatherlight* burst from the underground hangar.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pack Attack](/printing/pack-attack-clb.md) — Instant
2. [Morale](/printing/morale-4ed.md) — Instant
3. [Raph's Bravado](/printing/raphs-bravado-tmc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Dragonrage](/printing/dragonrage-frf.md) — Instant
5. [Ambitious Assault](/printing/ambitious-assault-neo.md) — Instant
6. [Trumpet Blast](/printing/trumpet-blast-bbd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #205
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `not_legal`