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Abrupt Decay 
Instant
Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Format Legality
PioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Abrupt Decay, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 64 | 2.9 | 332 | 2.4 |
| Duel Commander | 4 | 1 | 151 | 1 |
| Vintage | 9 | 2.4 | 109 | 1.7 |
| Legacy | 3 | 1.5 | 54 | 1.7 |
| Modern | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.7 |
Details
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 78
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Abrupt Decay
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (35)
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 2 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 1 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Watery Grave
- 2 Xander's Lounge
- 2 Zagoth Triome
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (18)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (18)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (35)
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 2 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 1 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Watery Grave
- 2 Xander's Lounge
- 2 Zagoth Triome
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (31)
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Cosmic Rebirth
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (30)
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Noxious Revival
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dreamroot Cascade
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Lands (22)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (37)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (2)
Lands (37)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (35)
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 2 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 1 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Watery Grave
- 2 Xander's Lounge
- 2 Zagoth Triome
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (42)
- 1 Long Goodbye
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Heritage Reclamation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Requiting Hex
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Auroral Procession
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Shadow of Doubt
- 1 Mental Misstep
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (40)
- 1 Bad River
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flood Plain
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (35)
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 2 Breeding Pool
- 4 Fabled Passage
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Forest
- 2 Hushwood Verge
- 1 Indatha Triome
- 1 Island
- 2 Jetmir's Garden
- 2 Ketria Triome
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Watery Grave
- 2 Xander's Lounge
- 2 Zagoth Triome
- 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground
