Swift Demise
Instant
Swift Demise deals 1 damage to target creature. Then destroy each creature you don't control that was dealt damage this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #12337
Swift Demise exiles a target creature and replaces itself with a card draw — that's a clean two-for-one at instant speed. The catch is the three-mana blue-black cost, which limits it to decks that can reliably make both colors, but Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart runs it in nearly half its builds for exactly that efficiency.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart wants removal that replaces itself, and Swift Demise delivers exile plus a card draw in one slot — keeping your hand full while answering threats cleanly.
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 |
Swift Demise is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. In Legacy and Vintage, unconditional exile removal exists at lower mana costs with fewer restrictions, so Swift Demise doesn't compete there. In Commander, the cantrip stapled to removal is the whole story — the format rewards cards that pull double duty, and Swift Demise does exactly that in any blue-black shell that needs to stay ahead on cards.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Swift Demise sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy inclusion — you're getting exile removal plus a draw for less than the cost of a basic land sleeve. Bulk rares with genuine utility tend to stay cheap unless a breakout deck adopts them en masse, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.