Executioner's Swing 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Target creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
Printing details
- Set
- GTC · 161
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Released
- 2013-02-01
- Prices
- €0.09 · $0.19
Price history
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- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €0.09 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.09 30-day avg €0.08 | low €0.05 trend €0.16 30-day avg €0.27 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.34 with Zero from €0.36 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.34 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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It doesn’t matter what the creature dealt damage to or if that damage was combat damage.
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You can’t choose a creature that hasn’t yet dealt damage during the turn as the target of Executioner’s Swing, so in most cases it’s not possible for Executioner’s Swing to reduce the amount of combat damage a creature deals. (If a creature has double strike, you could cast Executioner’s Swing after it deals first-strike damage but before it deals regular combat damage.)