Execute
Ninth Edition 128 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 128
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Gary Ruddell
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.
"Any fool who would die for honor is better off dead."— Cabal Patriarch
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Execute was released in 2005 as part of the Ninth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. Core sets of this era functioned as a rotating compilation of cards designed to provide a foundational experience for players, often featuring reprints of popular or mechanically significant cards from the game's previous decade. This specific card was intended to serve as a versatile removal spell within the black color identity, focusing on the game's core mechanic of creature destruction.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Gary Ruddell, known for his atmospheric and often surreal fantasy compositions. Ruddell employed a stylized, painterly approach to depict the visceral nature of the spell, moving away from more literal interpretations of destruction to favor a more evocative, shadowy aesthetic. While the card is a functional, mid-level staple of the set, it remains a notable example of the transitional art direction Wizards of the Coast experimented with during the mid-2000s.
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