Dismember
Instant
( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn."No one has heard Drivnod speak. But we have seen him do unspeakable things. As he drifts over Ish Sah, a deathly whisper rides the wind. I can never watch for long—I turn away and hide."
—Kara Vrist, resistance spymaster
Illustrated by Martin de Diego Sádaba · Special Guests (SPG)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive
#28
rare
2026-04-24
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Arena New Player Experience
#40
uncommon
2025-10-28
-
Secret Lair Drop
#7011
rare
2025-03-30
-
Secret Lair Drop
#1674
rare
2024-07-29
-
Special Guests
#41
mythic
2024-06-14
-
Secret Lair Drop
#321
rare
2021-10-15
-
Time Spiral Remastered
#322
special
2021-03-19
-
The List
#MM2-79
uncommon
2019-11-07
-
Modern Masters 2015
#79
uncommon
2015-05-22
-
Modern Event Deck 2014
#25
uncommon
2014-05-30
-
Magic Online Promos
#43588
uncommon
2013-01-11
-
Friday Night Magic 2012
#4
rare
2012-01-01
-
New Phyrexia
#57
uncommon
2011-05-13
Rulings
-
A Phyrexian mana symbol contributes 1 toward the mana value of a card, even if life is paid for it. Specifically, Dismember's mana value is always 3.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar 100.0% of lists
- Flamewar, Brash Veteran 100.0% of lists
- Goro-Goro and Satoru 100.0% of lists
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- Kefka, Court Mage 100.0% of lists
- Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist 100.0% of lists
- Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 100.0% of lists
- Slimefoot and Squee 100.0% of lists
- Tivit, Seller of Secrets 100.0% of lists
- Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator 100.0% of lists
- Winter, Cynical Opportunist 100.0% of lists
- Glarb, Calamity's Augur 83.3% of lists
- Grist, the Hunger Tide 75.0% of lists
- Jace, Multiverse Architect 62.5% of lists
- Atraxa, Grand Unifier 50.0% of lists
- Terra, Magical Adept 50.0% of lists
Legacy
- Mystic Forge Combo 3.1% of lists
- Other 2.0% of lists
- Azorius Tempo 0.5% of lists
Modern
- Eldrazi Tron 97.0% of lists
- Eldrazi 92.4% of lists
- Death's Shadow 66.7% of lists
Show 4 more Modern archetypes
- Tron 55.6% of lists
- Other 1.5% of lists
- Boros Energy 0.6% of lists
- Rakdos Midrange 0.6% of lists
Vintage
- Raker Shops 1.7% of lists
- Esper Lurrus Control 1.0% of lists