Kill! Maim! Burn!
Instant
Choose one or more —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target creature.
• Kill! Maim! Burn! deals 3 damage to target player.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10510
Kill! Maim! Burn! deals damage to each opponent and each creature your opponents control — the exact kind of wide-hitting, chaos-triggering spell that Abaddon the Despoiler was built around. One card that clears small blockers, pressures life totals, and generates Warp counters all at once is the definition of efficient in the right shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Abaddon the Despoiler
Abaddon the Despoiler rewards every spell that deals damage to opponents with Warp counters, and Kill! Maim! Burn! hits every opponent simultaneously — that's a near-guaranteed trigger that also doubles as board control against token strategies.
Magar of the Magic Strings
Magar of the Magic Strings converts instants and sorceries into creature-copy attacks, and Kill! Maim! Burn! is exactly the kind of high-impact red spell worth reprinting on a 3/3 body that swings in repeatedly.
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Be'lakor, the Dark Master helms a Chaos Space Marine list that wants a critical mass of Warhammer-adjacent spells, and Kill! Maim! Burn! slots in as removal, reach, and flavor all in one.
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 |
Kill! Maim! Burn! is a Commander card in practice — the multi-opponent damage clause does nothing in one-on-one formats, which is why it sees virtually no play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal there. In Commander, it earns its slot specifically in Abaddon the Despoiler decks, where hitting multiple opponents is a feature, not a consolation prize. Oathbreaker is the one other format where the multi-opponent clause occasionally matters, but the card still lives or dies by whether your commander cares about dealing damage. Outside of those shells, Kill! Maim! Burn! is too narrow and too situational to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Kill! Maim! Burn! isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its high inclusion in Abaddon the Despoiler decks and its narrow appeal outside that archetype, demand is commander-specific rather than broad.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.