Smother
Worldwake 68 • uncommon
- Set
- Worldwake
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less. It can't be regenerated.
"Before I hire new recruits, I test how long they can hold their breath. You'd be surprised how often it comes up."— Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader
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
Smother was originally introduced in the Onslaught expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2002, designed as a black-aligned removal spell intended to provide players with an efficient, albeit limited, answer to low-cost creatures. Its inclusion in the 2010 Worldwake set marked a significant return for the card, updating the art to match the set's icy, Zendikar-based aesthetic while maintaining its role as a flexible utility card in competitive formats like Modern.
The Worldwake version features illustration by Dave Kendall, whose dark, atmospheric style emphasizes the shadowy nature of the spell. The design focus was to create a tool for black decks that could deal with early-game threats without the heavy mana commitment of unconditional removal spells, making it a staple for control players who valued speed and versatility in their deck construction.
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