---
name: "Tyrant's Scorn"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "225"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "afb278f1-0e21-4f6d-96bb-c34aa3ef96b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tyrants-scorn-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tyrant's Scorn
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.

> *«Герой с волшебным мечом убивает дракона? Не в этот раз».
— Никол Болас*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #225
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`