To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Mortality Spear). Mortality Spear's mana value is always 4, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.32 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes 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 #321 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.
Card type: Instant, color identity black/green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{B}{G} (4 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #3,450 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by PINDURSKI. Rarix catalogs 151 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. PINDURSKI
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