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Heartless Act

Heartless Act

{1}{B}
Instant

Choose one —

• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.

• Remove up to three counters from target creature.

"It's them or us." —General Kudro

Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast

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

This printing

Number#366
RarityUncommon
ReleasedApr 24, 2020
EDHREC rank#4,811

Prices

USD$0.91
USD foil$2.16
EUR€0.40
EUR foil€1.52
Rulings (4)
  • If you choose the second mode for Heartless Act, you choose which counters to remove from the creature, no matter who controls the creature. You may choose counters of different kinds.

    Apr 17, 2020 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.

    Apr 17, 2020 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If you choose the second mode for Heartless Act, you choose which counters to remove from the creature, no matter who controls the creature. You may choose counters of different kinds.

    Oct 2, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.

    Oct 2, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (5)

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