Go for the Throat
March of the Machine Commander 250 • uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Collector number
- 250
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kristina Carroll
- Market price
- $0.62
What it does
Destroy target nonartifact creature.
When Titania offered peace, Urza merely turned her down. Mishra made her people pay for the insult.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Go for the Throat was originally released in the 2011 set Mirrodin Besieged, representing a key moment in Magic: The Gathering's lore during the Phyrexians' corruption of the plane of Mirrodin. The card functions as a staple black removal spell, noted for its efficiency and thematic alignment with the lethal, surgical nature of Phyrexian combat. It has since seen numerous reprints, including this iteration from the 2023 March of the Machine Commander set.
The artwork for this specific printing reflects the aesthetic direction of the March of the Machine expansion, which depicted the culmination of the Phyrexians' multiverse-wide invasion. By focusing on the brutal and swift nature of the spell, the illustrators emphasized the high-stakes conflict prevalent in the set's narrative. The card remains a highly regarded utility piece in Commander and other eternal formats due to its ability to destroy almost any non-artifact creature at instant speed.
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