Abrupt Decay
The List GK1-57 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- GK1-57
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Market price
- $2.48
What it does
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abrupt Decay was originally released in the 2012 set Return to Ravnica, designed by Ken Nagle and his team to capture the identity of the Golgari Swarm guild. The card was crafted to serve as a versatile, uncounterable answer to early-game threats and permanents in the Modern format, reflecting the guild's theme of recycling and decay through its hybrid mana cost and efficiency.
The artwork, illustrated by Svetlin Velinov, depicts the literal crumbling of a structure, embodying the card's mechanical function of destroying low-cost permanents. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating selection of cards inserted into Set Boosters—reintroduces cards with significant competitive history to new audiences, maintaining the aesthetic of the original printing while marking its status as a staple within eternal formats.
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