Abrupt Decay
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Rulings
4 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2021-03-19
The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
- 2021-03-19
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Abrupt Decay. When that spell or ability resolves, Abrupt Decay won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
- 2021-03-19
If a permanent has X in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
- 2024-04-12
If you target a creature with ward, you may still pay the ward cost, but Abrupt Decay won't be countered even if you don't.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Abrupt Decay, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teval, the Balanced Scale | 2 | 0 | — |
| Hearthhull, the Worldseed | 1 | 0 | — |
| Karador, Ghost Chieftain | 1 | 0 | — |
| Korvold, Fae-Cursed King | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Jund 2 decks
- Sultai 2 decks
- Abzan 1 deck
Abrupt Decay price history
The Modern Masters 2017 #146 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.57 | $7.75 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $2.57 | $7.75 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $2.60 | $7.75 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $2.56 | $7.75 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $2.56 | $7.80 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $2.62 | $7.80 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $2.59 | $7.88 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $2.56 | $7.88 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $2.52 | $7.88 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $2.55 | $7.88 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $2.59 | $7.88 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Abrupt Decay
9 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $11.43
- Foil
- $29.67
- Normal
- $0.97
Showcase
Breaking News
- Normal
- $2.27
- Foil
- $3.07
- Normal
- $2.67
- Normal
- $3.54
- Foil
- $71.16
GRN Guild Kit
- Normal
- $2.04
- Normal
- $2.57
- Foil
- $7.75
Promo
World Magic Cup Qualifiers
- Foil
- $25.06
- Normal
- $2.14
- Foil
- $11.47
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Abrupt Decay. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
