To the Slaughter
Instant
Target player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice.
Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, instead that player sacrifices a creature and a planeswalker of their choice.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21965
To the Slaughter forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature and a planeswalker — or, if delirium is live, each opponent does — all at instant speed for three mana. Edict effects that hit planeswalkers are rare enough that To the Slaughter earns its slot on that clause alone.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, To the Slaughter is a role-player rather than a staple: delirium is a real condition in graveyard-centric builds, and when it's live, a three-mana instant that forces every opponent to sacrifice a creature and a planeswalker is a significant tempo swing. Outside of those shells, it's a worse Chainer's Edict that occasionally clips a planeswalker. In Legacy and Vintage the card barely registers — faster, cleaner removal dominates, and delirium setup at competitive pace is too inconsistent to bank on. Modern and Pioneer have similarly moved past this effect; Eradicator Valkyrie and Lolth, Spider Queen provide better value for decks that want the creature-plus-planeswalker angle. To the Slaughter is a Commander card, and specifically a graveyard-deck Commander card.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. To the Slaughter sees modest demand outside dedicated graveyard Commander builds, which tends to keep it in bulk-rare territory — worth picking up if you have the right shell, not worth hunting down otherwise.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.