Execute
Instant
Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #27678
Execute destroys a target creature and replaces itself with a card draw — that's a two-for-one stapled to a removal spell for three mana. The condition requiring the creature to share a color with a spell you cast this turn is real friction, but in any mono-black or heavy-black shell, you'll satisfy it almost automatically.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Execute earns a slot in dedicated black-heavy decks that want removal that replaces itself — the card disadvantage problem with spot removal is exactly what Execute solves. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient black removal like Dismember and Snuff Out, so Execute doesn't compete there. Modern has enough modal removal and cheaper cantrips that the three-mana ask is hard to justify. Execute is essentially a Commander card: a format where one-for-one removal needs to come with upside to be worth a slot, and where the color condition is rarely a problem across a full game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Execute is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a two-for-one removal spell. That price is likely to stay flat; it's not a combo piece or a casual chase card, just a quietly efficient spell that rewards players who actually read bulk commons.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.