Abrupt Decay

Instant

This spell can't be countered.

Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (46)

JacobAGrossman on List of Bugs and Feature …

2 months ago

Also I have noticed an odd one, I see the SLD version of Abrupt Decay is linking to Abrade for some reason

DragonMaster420 on The new Gatewatch 0.2

2 months ago

0.2 or 2.0?

examples of planeswalkers that can hinder creatures would be things like Gideon of the Trials , Liliana of the Veil , Liliana, the Last Hope , Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer etc. one of the first 2 abilities should be capable of removing opposing creatures, or at the very least weakening their attacks or providing a token to block with. the final ability should be something that can actually close out a game, so you can put the opponent on a clock after playing Doubling Season which doubles the loyalty a planeswalker enters with.

Culling Ritual isn't quite on par with modern removal. a 4 mana sorcery should be able to wipe all creatures, not just those limited to MV 2 or below. it'll also wipe out your own mana ramp.

you don't really need the halfling or the carth, but you do need removal. what you run will of course depend on the colors of the walkers you focus on, but at a minimum you have green and might as well add black for the sake of Abrupt Decay. blue has Counterspell and red has Lightning Bolt. a 3+ color deck with white might as well play Prismatic Ending.

alternatively, you can simply play the gideons that can become creatures, and a bunch of board wipes like Wrath of God. there are 4 such gideons with a cost of 4 or less.

DragonMaster420 on The Hidden Tree-Folk with sideboard

2 months ago

Ignoble Hierarch, Arbor Elf, Utopia Sprawl, Verdant Catacombs, Overgrown Tomb, Abrupt Decay, Assassin's Trophy.

SyntheticEvil13 on Gruul Hardened Scales

3 months ago

Thank you DragonMaster420! It was late when I entered the info. I thought that I had gone back over everything, but I somehow missed that, lol.

I agree that Snakeskin Veil and Revitalizing Repast are interesting options, especially because +1/+1 counters matter so much in Hardened Scales. That said, I would not automatically call them better than Tamiyo's Safekeeping.

The big advantage of Tamiyo's Safekeeping is that it protects any permanent, not just a creature. That means it can protect cards like Hardened Scales, The Ozolith, Urza's Saga, Inkmoth Nexus, Agatha's Soul Cauldron, or a key creature. That flexibility matters a lot. Snakeskin Veil adding a +1/+1 counter is nice, but being creature only is a real limitation.

The idea of dropping red and moving into black is not crazy in theory, but I think that becomes a different deck. Black gives access to cards like Winding Constrictor, Abrupt Decay, and Assassin's Trophy, which are definitely strong. But red is not only here for Whipflare. Red also gives access to Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp's sacrifice ability, which is very relevant for modular lines, The Ozolith, and moving counters around at the right time.

DragonMaster420 on Gruul Hardened Scales

3 months ago

the sideboard has 16 cards in it. i think Snakeskin Veil and Revitalizing Repast would be better than Tamiyo's Safekeeping. if Whipflare is going to be your only red card, you might as well drop the red. black would give you access to Winding Constrictor, Abrupt Decay, and Assassin's Trophy

DragonMaster420 on Strong guys in Jund

5 months ago

you'd get more consistency by picking the best creatures and running 4. Abrupt Decay would be much more powerful than Angrath's Rampage. if you can afford fetchlands and shocklands, Fatal Push can replace Heartless Act and Manamorphose.

DragonMaster420 on Clan's Tenacity

6 months ago

you'll want good removal like Abrupt Decay or Assassin's Trophy. probably trade the swindler for Badgermole Cub. marsh, glade, and wastes can be traded for basic lands. they'll etb tapped at inopportune times and the life loss isn't worth it.

theNeroTurtle on Meren, the Algebra Expert

8 months ago

what kind of suggestions are you looking for? Off the cuff, I can think of Abrupt Decay and Assassin's Trophy.