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◇ Catalog #146

Abrupt Decay

mm3·#146·rare·foil

Illus. Svetlin Velinov

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Mar '17

9 yr ago

Value

$9.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.63 · low $8.78

NM$9.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$8.60–$9.83modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.43low $0.49range 1824.5%n 47

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #691 · Common include

Variants

Foil$9.31

Nonfoil$2.79

Gameplay

Instant

This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.

The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2024-04-12wotc

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.

2021-03-19wotc

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.

2021-03-19wotc

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

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.49 and $9.43 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MM3 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #146 of *Modern Masters 2017*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2017 Modern Masters 2017 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B}{G} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #691 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov. Rarix catalogs 1,535 other cards credited to this artist.