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Public Execution

Black

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Public Execution, The List printing
The List PLST · No. M13-105 2024-08-02

Card text

{5}{B}
Instant
Destroy target creature an opponent controls. Each other creature that player controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
Though the executioner did not speak, the villagers got the message.
EDHREC rank #28555 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Public Execution targets only the creature it destroys. If that creature is an illegal target when Public Execution tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No creature will get -2/-0.

2012-07-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Only creatures controlled by the player when Public Execution resolves will get -2/-0. Creatures that enter under that player's control or that the player gains control of later in the turn are unaffected.

2012-07-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target creature regenerates or has indestructible, each other creature controlled by that creature's controller will still get -2/-0.

2013-07-01 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Public Execution, Conspiracy: Take the Crown printing
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
CN2 · #145
Uncommon
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Dark Fox TCG · Condition LP