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Mortality Spear
Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.
Destroy target nonland permanent.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Mortality Spear is a clean, efficient answer for Golgari decks that want to turn incremental life gain into a tempo swing or value play. At full price, four mana for an instant-speed “destroy target nonland permanent” is already solid, but the real strength is the discount: if you’ve gained life this turn, it drops to just {B}{G}, letting you remove a key threat while still developing your board. That makes it especially strong in midrange and control shells built around lifelink creatures, Soul Warden-style effects, food tokens, or incidental life gain from lands and spells. In Commander, pairing it with repeatable life gain engines or cards like Dina, Soul Steeper-style payoffs can make the cost reduction happen almost every turn. Thematically, the card feels like a cold, inevitable verdict—mortality as a weapon—while gameplay-wise it rewards patience, board presence, and sequencing your life gain before casting it for maximum efficiency.
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Character Background
Mortality Spear is a clean, efficient answer for Golgari decks that want to turn incremental life gain into a tempo swing or value play. At full price, four mana for an instant-speed “destroy target nonland permanent” is already solid, but the real strength is the discount: if you’ve gained life this turn, it drops to just {B}{G}, letting you remove a key threat while still developing your board. That makes it especially strong in midrange and control shells built around lifelink creatures, Soul Warden-style effects, food tokens, or incidental life gain from lands and spells. In Commander, pairing it with repeatable life gain engines or cards like Dina, Soul Steeper-style payoffs can make the cost reduction happen almost every turn. Thematically, the card feels like a cold, inevitable verdict—mortality as a weapon—while gameplay-wise it rewards patience, board presence, and sequencing your life gain before casting it for maximum efficiency.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 13:20:43 UTC