Disembowel
Instant
Destroy target creature with mana value X.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #19549
Disembowel kills any creature with odd converted mana cost at instant speed for one black mana — a clean rate for hitting most one-, three-, and five-drops in any format. It's a narrow but efficient removal spell: high upside when the target qualifies, dead card when it doesn't.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Disembowel is a budget slot-filler that trades reliability for cheapness — odd CMC is common enough that it hits frequently, but the miss cases (Atraxa, Kenrith, most four- and six-drop threats) are too punishing at high stakes. In Pauper it competes for the same slot as Snuff Out and Victim of Night, both of which hit more targets without restriction; the one-mana cost is its only real edge. Legacy and Vintage have access to Swords to Plowshares and Fatal Push, which make Disembowel irrelevant in those formats. Where it earns a slot is in deeply budgeted Commander builds or cube environments where the odd-CMC restriction is less of a liability.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Disembowel is pure bulk — pick it up from any dollar bin without hesitation. There's no price pressure here and no reason it moves up; it fills a role until you upgrade to unconditional removal.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.