266 cards|138 creatures|avg mv 3.22

Every removal spell by color and cost, and what N damage kills

Secrets of Strixhaven MTG Removal Guide

Secrets of Strixhaven has 50 removal spells across 266 cards, 13 at common and 27 at instant speed. Red has the most with 10, then black with 8; green has 3. 3 damage kills 68% of the set’s creatures, about average for recent sets, and 32% have toughness 4 or more. Below, every removal spell and the share of creatures it answers at each mana value.

All colors

1 mana4

×destroy

×−1 toughness

×1 damage

×3 damage

2 mana17

×destroy

×destroy artifact or enchantment

×bounce

×edict

×−3 toughness

×3 damage

×2 damage

×fight

×4 damage

×sacrifice artifact

×X damage

×1 damage

×destroy enchantment

×exile

×X damage

×3 damage

×destroy

3 mana13

Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares

×exile

×destroy

×bounce

×destroy

×−4 toughness

×−2 toughness

×destroy land

×X damage

×4 damage

×fight

×destroy

×edict

×exile

4 mana6

×tuck

×exile

×bounce

×destroy

×destroy artifact

×5 damage

5 mana7

×destroy

×unclassified

×X damage

×6 damage

×6 damage

×4 damage

×5 damage

6+ mana3

×destroy

×exile

×X damage

all creaturescommonuncommonrare & mythicreference: mean of 10 other sets

Speed	Shape	1	2	3	4	5	6+	All
instant	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
activated	destroy artifact or enchantment	not creatures
instant	exile	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	destroy · power ≥ 3	13	3	48	85	83	92	48%
instant	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	bounce	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
on entering	bounce	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	tuck	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	−1 toughness	63	27	5	4	0	0	13%
sorcery	edict	opponent chooses
instant	−3 toughness	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
instant	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	−4 toughness · opponent's only	88	100	100	93	50	33	88%
sorcery	−2 toughness · destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	exile	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	unclassified	unclassified
sorcery	1 damage	63	27	5	4	0	0	13%
sorcery	3 damage	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
instant	3 damage · repeatable	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
sorcery	2 damage · repeatable	88	81	33	11	17	8	41%
sorcery	destroy land	not creatures
sorcery	X damage	depends on the board
instant	4 damage	88	100	100	93	50	33	88%
sorcery	X damage	depends on the board
sorcery	6 damage · 2 damage · one-sided	100	100	100	100	100	75	98%
instant	6 damage · conditional	100	100	100	100	100	75	98%
instant	fight · at power 3	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
instant	4 damage · flying only · destroy artifact	0	11	19	11	25	0	13%
sorcery	fight · at power 3	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
instant	sacrifice artifact	not creatures
sorcery	X damage	depends on the board
instant	1 damage · bounce	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	destroy enchantment	not creatures
instant	exile · power ≤ 2	88	97	52	15	17	8	52%
instant	X damage	depends on the board
instant	3 damage	88	95	86	37	33	17	68%
instant	destroy · MV ≤ 2 · any permanent	100	100	0	0	0	0	33%
sorcery	destroy	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	edict	opponent chooses
instant	exile · any permanent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
instant	bounce	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
activated	destroy · repeatable	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	destroy artifact · additional cost	not creatures
instant	5 damage	88	100	100	96	92	42	93%
sorcery	4 damage	88	100	100	93	50	33	88%
instant	5 damage	88	100	100	96	92	42	93%
sorcery	destroy · any permanent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	exile · opponent's only · any permanent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
sorcery	X damage	depends on the board

Color	common	uncommon	rare & mythic	All	Mean coverage
	2 · 100%	2 · 74%	2 · 100%	6	90%
	2 · 100%	1 · 100%		3	100%
	2 · 84%	4 · 67%	2 · 100%	8	78%
	3 · 76%	4 · 60%	3 · 68%	10	68%
	2 · 41%	1 · 68%		3	50%
Multi	2 · 96%	10 · 74%	6 · 97%	18	86%
Colorless		1 · 100%	1	2	100%