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Bender's Waterskin
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uncommon · Instant
Heartless Act
$0.24
Low
$0.28
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$0.35
High
Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.
Card Details
-/-Power / Toughness
Mana Cost5Prints
Character Background
Heartless Act is a clean, efficient black instant that fits best in control and midrange shells, where flexible removal matters more than brute force. At two mana, it answers most early creatures outright, but the real strength is its modal design: if an opposing threat has counters, you can strip up to three of them instead, turning it into a smart tool against +1/+1 counter decks, shield counters, or anything relying on temporary growth. In gameplay terms, that makes it especially valuable in metagames full of resilient creatures or synergy pieces that would otherwise dodge simple destroy effects. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with discard or bounce to clear away creatures carrying counters you can’t fully remove, or use it alongside your own counter-manipulation plan so the “destroy” mode stays live more often. The name and effect together feel ruthlessly efficient—no spectacle, just a cold answer to whatever stands in the way.
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Character Background
Heartless Act is a clean, efficient black instant that fits best in control and midrange shells, where flexible removal matters more than brute force. At two mana, it answers most early creatures outright, but the real strength is its modal design: if an opposing threat has counters, you can strip up to three of them instead, turning it into a smart tool against +1/+1 counter decks, shield counters, or anything relying on temporary growth. In gameplay terms, that makes it especially valuable in metagames full of resilient creatures or synergy pieces that would otherwise dodge simple destroy effects. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with discard or bounce to clear away creatures carrying counters you can’t fully remove, or use it alongside your own counter-manipulation plan so the “destroy” mode stays live more often. The name and effect together feel ruthlessly efficient—no spectacle, just a cold answer to whatever stands in the way.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 02:10:44 UTC