Disfigure
Instant
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #15729
Disfigure kills most mana dorks and early utility creatures outright for a single black mana at instant speed — the cost is nearly nothing, and the tempo swing is immediate. The exception worth noting is Horobi, Death's Wail, where Disfigure stops being a -2/-2 pump and becomes a hard kill spell on anything Horobi sees.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns every targeting effect into a death sentence, so Disfigure stops caring about toughness entirely — one black mana at instant speed destroys any creature on the board, which is an absurd rate and why nearly 19% of Horobi decks run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Disfigure occupies a narrow lane: it reliably answers mana dorks, token lords with low toughness, and hatebears like Esper Sentinel or Thalia, Guardian of Thraben before they generate value, but it blanks against the format's typical 4/4 and bigger threats. Pauper is where Disfigure earns its highest marks — the format is defined by small creatures, and one mana at instant speed frequently trades up on both mana and card quality. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe play as a hedge against creature-heavy aggro sideboards, but Fatal Push does the same job more flexibly and sees far more play. Legacy has enough fast mana and powerful one-drops that Disfigure remains a serviceable option, though it competes with a deep removal suite.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Disfigure is pure bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without a second thought. That price is stable; there's no scarcity pressure on a card with multiple printings and narrow competitive demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.