Broken Visage
Instant
Destroy target nonartifact attacking creature. It can't be regenerated. Create a black Spirit creature token. Its power is equal to that creature's power and its toughness is equal to that creature's toughness. Sacrifice the token at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #29070
Broken Visage destroys an attacking non-artifact creature and leaves behind a black Spirit token matching its power — removal and board presence stapled together. Five mana at instant speed is a real cost, and that's the ceiling on how good this card gets.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Broken Visage occupies an awkward slot — five mana for a single-target removal spell is a hard sell when the format demands efficiency across four opponents. The Spirit token softens the tempo loss, but black has cheaper, cleaner answers that don't require the target to be attacking. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes where it has never found a foothold; the format speed and the attacking-creature restriction make it a non-starter in both. Broken Visage is a Commander-only consideration, and even there it's a fringe choice for decks that specifically want token generation stapled to removal.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Broken Visage is deep bulk — you're not paying for scarcity. Demand is low enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a specific Commander archetype pushes token-generating removal into the spotlight, which hasn't happened.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.