Heartless Act
{1}{B}Instant
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• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
What it does
Tagged as Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official 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. (2020-04-17)
- 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. (2020-04-17)
- 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. (2025-10-02)
- 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. (2025-10-02)
Printings & prices
Every set Heartless Act has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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