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◇ Catalog #1986

Go for the Throat

sld·#1986·rare·borderless

Illus. Kael Ngu

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Sep '25

11 mo ago

Value

$6.68+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.88 · low $5.36

NM$5.68

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$5.25–$6.00modeled

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90-dayhigh $5.80low $5.05range 14.9%n 43

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #361 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$5.68

Gameplay

Instant

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

"Thisss isss how it should be between usss! The fight for sssurvival! Kill or be killed!" —Lizard, Dr. Curt Connors

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2022-10-14wotc

If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.

2011-06-01wotc

If the targeted creature is also an artifact when Go for the Throat tries to resolve, it won't resolve.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.68. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $5.05 and $5.80 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #1986 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #361 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kael Ngu. Rarix catalogs 1 other card credited to this artist.