Heartless Act
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
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All 5 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender TLA | 103 | Nov 2025 | $0.27 | $0.32 |
| The List PLST | IKO-91 | Aug 2024 | $0.16 | – |
| Commander Masters CMM | 166 | Aug 2023 | $0.17 | $0.38 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO | 366 | Apr 2020 | $0.90 | $2.13 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO | 91 | Apr 2020 | $0.22 | $0.28 |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Nov 9, 2026.
Rulings
If you choose the second mode for Heartless Act, you choose which counters to remove from the creature, no matter who controls the creature. You may choose counters of different kinds.
If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.
If you choose the second mode for Heartless Act, you choose which counters to remove from the creature, no matter who controls the creature. You may choose counters of different kinds.
If you choose the first mode and the creature gains a counter in response, you can't remove counters from it instead; the spell just doesn't resolve. Similarly, if you choose the second mode and the creature loses its counters in response, you can't destroy it instead.
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