Smite the Deathless
Instant
Smite the Deathless deals 3 damage to target creature. That creature loses indestructible until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #9682
Smite the Deathless wipes an opponent's graveyard and deals damage equal to the number of cards exiled — meaningful board interaction and graveyard hate stapled together for three mana. In Imodane, the Pyrohammer specifically, that damage triggers her copy-spell ability, turning a cleanup spell into a surprise kill across multiple opponents.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Imodane, the Pyrohammer
Imodane, the Pyrohammer copies any instant or sorcery that deals damage to a single target to every other opponent, so Smite the Deathless hitting a stocked graveyard can distribute that damage across the whole table at once — that's a potential game-ender dressed up as a utility spell.
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, Smite the Deathless earns its slot in any red deck that cares about either graveyard hate or damage triggers — it does real work while the format's recursive threats make graveyard exile consistently valuable. In Pauper, targeted graveyard removal is always relevant and the damage upside is pure bonus at common. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more surgical options, so Smite the Deathless rarely makes the cut outside of casual builds or specific synergy shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Smite the Deathless is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice. Bulk commons with narrow but real utility tend to stay cheap indefinitely, so there's no urgency and no reason to pay more than a quarter.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.