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Executioner's Swing

Executioner's Swing

{W}{B}
Instant

Target creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

"The contract specified an appendage for a missed payment. Read the fine print: the head is an appendage."

Illustrated by Karl Kopinski

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#161
RarityCommon
ReleasedFeb 1, 2013
EDHREC rank#25,615

Prices

USD$0.19
USD foil$0.17
EUR€0.10
EUR foil€0.16
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (2)
  • It doesn’t matter what the creature dealt damage to or if that damage was combat damage.

    Jan 24, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  • You can’t choose a creature that hasn’t yet dealt damage during the turn as the target of Executioner’s Swing, so in most cases it’s not possible for Executioner’s Swing to reduce the amount of combat damage a creature deals. (If a creature has double strike, you could cast Executioner’s Swing after it deals first-strike damage but before it deals regular combat damage.)

    Jan 24, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast

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