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Dismember

Card Name

Dismember

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Mythic Rare

rules Text

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

Flavor Text

"No one has heard Drivnod speak. But we have seen him do unspeakable things. As he drifts over Ish Sah, a deathly whisper rides the wind. I can never watch for long—I turn away and hide." —Kara Vrist, resistance spymaster

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(6/7/2024)
A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.