---
name: "Mortality Spear"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "207"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "PINDURSKI"
oracle_id: "544acde0-850d-4c4f-8389-e22930d87345"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mortality-spear-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mortality Spear
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.

> *„Der Tod ist mein Lebenswerk."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sanguine Indulgence](/printing/sanguine-indulgence-fdn.md) — Sorcery
2. [Certain Death](/printing/certain-death-j22.md) — Sorcery
3. [Soul Reap](/printing/soul-reap-eve.md) — Sorcery
4. [Shadow of Mortality](/printing/shadow-of-mortality-prm.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Death's Caress](/printing/deaths-caress-dka.md) — Sorcery
6. [Withering Torment](/printing/withering-torment-msc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #207
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** PINDURSKI
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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