Price$0.15 – $5.84
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Instant
LegalRemovalRank #329
Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.
Why is this card good?
Putrefy is premium interaction for any Golgari (BG) deck. Instant-speed, three mana, and it answers two of the most threatening permanent types in Commander: creatures and artifacts. That flexibility is huge — one card covers a commander wanting to combo off, a Blightsteel Colossus, an indestructible Eldrazi (it "can't be regenerated," and destruction still works on most things), or a problematic mana rock.
Who wants it: Practically every BG-or-bigger deck running removal — Jund, Abzan, Sultai, four/five-color goodstuff. Decks light on artifact hate especially appreciate the modality; you don't have to draw a dedicated Naturalize or Doom Blade, just the right one for the moment.
When to skip it: If your meta is full of indestructible threats, hexproof commanders, or you need exile-based answers (graveyard recursion decks laugh at destruction), lean toward Beast Within, Assassin's Trophy, or exile removal instead. It also can't hit enchantments or planeswalkers, so it's not a true catch-all.
Solid, efficient, never embarrassing — just not flashy.
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