Mortality Spear

Instant

This spell costs {2} less to cast if you gained life this turn.

Destroy target nonland permanent.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	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
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
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (21)

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

6 months ago

I have replaced Mortality Spear with Cankerbloom, which reduced this deck's average converted mana cost from 3.94 to 3.90, which is quite impressive, since this deck has too few methods of gaining life for me to be able to reliably cast the spear for its reduced cost. I almost chose Insidious Fungus, but Cankerbloom has a lower cost for its ability, which is more important, to me.

DemonDragonJ on Which Card Should Replace Mortality …

6 months ago

I have a copy of Mortality Spear in my Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH deck, but the only methods for gaining life that that deck contains are Ravenous Squirrel and Vein Ripper, so I believe that it would be best to replace that card, and I would like to ask for advice on what card I should put into the deck.

I was considering Unleash the Inferno, since that is an interesting card, but it is too limited in what it can destroy; I considered Riveteers Charm, but one of that card's modes is the same as Jund Charm, so I have now narrowed my decision to Tear Asunder, which is strictly better than Naturalize, Cankerbloom, or Insidious Fungus, the latter two of which are nice, because they work with the deck's theme of profiting from creature dying, although one concern with that is that this deck does not have a sufficiently strong emphasis on recursion and/or reanimating creatures, so I need to ensure that I can reliably reuse those creatures.

What does everyone else say about this? Which card should replace Mortality Spear in my Kresh deck?

DemonDragonJ on Waste Not

6 months ago

I have replaced Mortality Spear with Drag to the Roots, since this deck has no way to gain life, apart from Ravenous Squirrel, but does actively encourage me to put cards into my own graveyard, so it should be easy to cast the latter card for its reduced cost.

I also am contemplating replacing Temple Bell with Folio of Fancies, as the latter card, there, would work very well, with this deck, so I shall ask everyone else here how they feel, about that.

DemonDragonJ on Mortality Spear or Drag to …

6 months ago

I have a copy of Mortality Spear in four different EDH decks of mine, but I am wondering if I should replace those copies with Drag to the Roots from Duskmourn.

I am confident that my Meren of Clan Nel Toth and Teneb, the Harvester decks have a sufficient focus on gaining life that I shall be able to reliably cast Mortality Spear for its reduced cost; The Mimeoplasm deck has no way to gain life outside of Ravenous Squirrel, but does actively encourage me to put cards into my own graveyard, so I should be able to reliably cast Drag to the Roots for its reduced cost, in that deck, so I shall replace Mortality Spear with it; the only deck about which I am uncertain is my Kresh the Bloodbraided deck, since that deck neither has sufficient ways to gain life nor actively encourages me to put cards into my own graveyard, so either card would be equally valid in this deck, in my mind.

What does everyone else say abut this? Should I keep Mortality Spear in my Kresh deck, or replace it with Drag to the Roots?

DemonDragonJ on Reap what is Sown

1 year ago

I have, indeed, replaced Primal Command with Mortality Spear, which reduced the average converted mana cost of this deck from 3.85 to 3.94, since the latter card better fits the theme of this deck.

DemonDragonJ on Reap what is Sown

1 year ago

I dearly would like to put Eerie Ultimatum into this deck, but what card would I remove for it?

Also, would like to replace Primal Command with Mortality Spear, because I feel that the latter card is a better fit for this deck's theme, but the command is a nice card, so what does everyone else say about that?

DemonDragonJ on Savage Destruction

1 year ago

I have replaced Wrecking Ball with Mortality Spear, since the latter card is more versatile, and doing did upset the balance of red and green in this deck, but that is a minor issue.

Housegheist on

1 year ago

I don’t wanna be picky, but that are more than your suggested 5 non-land cards from other sets (Agent of the Iron Throne, Putrefy, Mortality Spear, Netherborn Altar, Cranial Plating, Disciple of the Vault).

What do you think abiut using Call of the Ring. It provides constantly card-draw at a neglectable cost and constantly tempting triggers. Galadriel, Gift-Giver and Horn of the Mark can do some work.

May i ask you the reason of cutting Merry, Warden of Isengard? You will automatically tutoring him/Pippin, Warden of Isengard if you cast the other. Kinda-Cantrip.

But i like your approach. I restricted myself to up to 10 non-LotR cycle cards (lands too, currently used 9). Maybe we can share some thought?

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Frodo & Sam (LotR only…almost)

Commander / EDH* Housegheist

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