Executioner's Swing
Gatecrash 161 • common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Target creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Executioner's Swing was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica, the card depicts the brutal intersection of law and violence characteristic of the Boros Legion, one of the plane's ten magically charged guilds. It was designed as a thematic removal spell, mechanically mirroring the guild's focus on martial discipline and swift, decisive justice against those who violate the peace.
The card features artwork by artist Johannes Voss, who utilized a dramatic, low-angle perspective to emphasize the weight and force of the swing. The composition highlights the stark red and white color palette associated with the Boros, capturing a moment of aggressive combat. Upon its release, it was regarded by players as a functional common-rarity utility card, frequently utilized in Limited-format play to control the board state while reinforcing the aggressive playstyle inherent to the Boros guild mechanics.
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