wotc
If you choose the second mode for Heartless Act, you choose which counters to remove from the creature, no matter who controls the creature. You may choose counters of different kinds.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #166
Heartless Act
cmm·#166·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Ryan Pancoast
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wishlisted
Aug '23
2 yr ago
Value
$0.12+$0 (+9.1%)
30 days high $0.12 · low $0.11
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,819 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
"It's them or us."
—General Kudro
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.
wotc
If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.
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