Mercy Killing
The List SHM-231 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- SHM-231
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana or white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green · White
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Target creature's controller sacrifices it, then creates X 1/1 green and white Elf Warrior creature tokens, where X is that creature's power.
"We will give you the peace you seek, though you may not yet know you seek it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mercy Killing was originally printed as a rare card in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering expansion Shadowmoor. The set was designed to explore themes of light and shadow, leaning heavily into a dark, gothic fairy-tale aesthetic. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide a high-variance, black-aligned removal spell that scaled with the size of the target, reflecting the set's focus on creature-type synergy and tribal mechanics.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who captured a grim and ethereal moment consistent with the Shadowmoor plane's unsettling atmosphere. The card was later included in 'The List,' a rotating collection of past Magic cards featured in Set Boosters starting in 2020. This initiative was designed by Wizards of the Coast to bring older, mechanically interesting, or flavorful cards back into the hands of contemporary players, allowing them to appear in modern booster pack openings.
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