Rise of the Deathbringer

FRA #454 · Oct 2, 2026

Type: Instant
Mana cost: 4B
Mana value: 5
Rarity: rare

Choose one — • Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You lose life equal to the number of cards drawn this way. • All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Rise of the Deathbringer is a rare Instant from Reality Fracture (FRA #454).

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Format legality

Standard: Legal
Pioneer: Legal
Modern: Legal
Legacy: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Commander: Legal
Pauper: Not Legal
Brawl: Legal

Card notes: Rise of the Deathbringer

Rise of the Deathbringer is a five-mana black instant that either draws cards equal to your biggest creature's power, paying that much life, or gives every creature -3/-3. Black decks with one large creature get a big refill; decks of small creatures get an instant-speed sweeper. This printing is the borderless facet foil, which costs far more than the standard version.

Rise of the Deathbringer is an Instant. Source
Its mana cost is {4}{B}. Source
Its rules text begins: "Choose one —" Source
Next line of rules text: "• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You lose life equal to the number of cards drawn this way." Source
Next line of rules text: "• All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn." Source
Scryfall lists it as legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
Scryfall lists no official rulings for this card. Source
Scryfall lists 4 printings of this card. Source
EDHREC lists this card in 4,432 of 734,537 decks it could fit. Source
On EDHREC, Witherbloom, the Balancer is one of its top commanders (177 of 3,142 decks). Source
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