Price$0.22 – $4.91
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Instant
LegalRemovalRank #547
Destroy target creature or enchantment.
Why is this card good?
Mortify is premium interaction in any Orzhov-colored deck. Instant-speed, unconditional removal that hits the two card types white and black struggle with most efficiently: creatures and enchantments. In a format full of game-warping enchantments — Smothering Tithe, Rhystic Study, Doubling Season, Theros gods, stax pieces like Ghostly Prison — having one card that answers both threats is exactly the kind of flexibility you want.
Where it shines:
- Any WB or multicolor deck (Esper, Mardu, Abzan, etc.) wanting clean, flexible answers.
- Midrange and control shells that prize versatility over raw speed.
- Decks light on enchantment removal that can't afford dead cards.
When to skip it: Cutthroat, high-power tables care about mana efficiency — three mana for a single-target kill is fine but unspectacular when Swords to Plowshares, Fatal Push, and Anguished Unmaking exist. If you only need creature removal, cheaper spells outclass it. Mortify earns its slot specifically because of the enchantment mode and instant speed, so value that flexibility or play something tighter.
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Printings (28)
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Played by these commanders
Edgar Markov100% of 1
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Inquisitor Greyfax100% of 2
Dihada, Binder of Wills100% of 1
Ghave, Guru of Spores100% of 1
Aminatou, the Fateshifter100% of 1
Sam, Loyal Attendant100% of 1
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos100% of 1
Rulings (1)
- 2006-02-01
This spell isn't modal. When it resolves, it will destroy the target if it's a creature or an enchantment, even if it changed from one to the other between targeting and resolution.