---
name: "Power Word Kill"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "GDY"
set_name: "Game Day Promos"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Andreas Zafiratos"
oracle_id: "ea935885-acbc-450d-a3ad-f80c09e12ce7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/power-word-kill-gdy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Power Word Kill
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target non-Angel, non-Demon, non-Devil, non-Dragon creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cast Down](/printing/cast-down-prm.md) — Instant
2. [Victim of Night](/printing/victim-of-night-ddq.md) — Instant
3. [Their Name Is Death](/printing/their-name-is-death-40k.md) — Sorcery
4. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Killing Glare](/printing/killing-glare-j25.md) — Instant
6. [Kill! Destroy!](/printing/kill-destroy-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Game Day Promos (GDY) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Andreas Zafiratos
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`