Heartless Act
Instant
Heartless Act
Instant
Card Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #4,816
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (26)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | en | Sylvain Sarrailh | $0.15 | $0.22 |
| The List (PLST) | #IKO-91 | uncommon | en | Ryan Pancoast | $0.15 | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | en | Ryan Pancoast | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | en | Ryan Pancoast | $0.19 | $0.47 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #366 | uncommon | en | Ryan Pancoast | $0.97 | $2.57 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | de | Sylvain Sarrailh | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | de | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | de | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | es | Sylvain Sarrailh | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | es | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | es | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | fr | Sylvain Sarrailh | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | fr | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | fr | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | it | Sylvain Sarrailh | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | it | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) | #103 | uncommon | ja | Sylvain Sarrailh | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | ja | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | ja | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | ko | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | pt | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | pt | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | ru | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #166 | uncommon | zhs | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | zhs | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #91 | uncommon | zht | Ryan Pancoast | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
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 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.
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