INSTANT
Heartless Act
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
FORMATS
CommanderLEGAL
Brawl (Historic)STAPLE 3.8%
DraftNOT LEGAL
StandardSTAPLE 1.3%
ModernLEGAL
PioneerLEGAL
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- WWizards of the Coast2020-04-17Official RulingIf 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.
- WWizards of the Coast2020-04-17Official RulingIf 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.
- WWizards of the Coast2025-10-02Official RulingIf 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.
- WWizards of the Coast2025-10-02Official RulingIf 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.
Rulings via Scryfall
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