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Contagion

Contagion

Instant

Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}

Mana value: 5

You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Printings: 6

Format Legality

Standard
Pioneer
Modern
Commander
Legacy
Vintage
Pauper
Historic
Timeless

Commander Decks Using Contagion

Used in 58 of 8,212 Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database (0.7%)

Top Commanders Using Contagion

Old Stickfingers
Commander: Old Stickfingers
Styrofoam · VG+ Cedh Melee LXXXIV Single Elimination · Oct 15, 2026
#1
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Commander: Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
🥶Anthony GlacialCity🥶 · Cardart Monthly September: Mox Diamond · Sep 19, 2026
#1
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Commander: Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Mr. Brown - Kaze · Prima Tappa - Italian Online League cEDH Italy · Nov 4, 2026
#2
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Commander: Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Niklas Hoppe [NMH] · Deutzer Dungeon Derby - p7 · Nov 3, 2026
#2
Fire Lord Azula
Commander: Fire Lord Azula
Jaume Maurín Pons · Magic Event Budget 100 Setiembre · Sep 26, 2026
#2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Benedikt Rieger · Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament · Oct 4, 2026
#3
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Joshua Cheek · CEDH Win-A-Dual · Oct 31, 2026
#4
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Jörg Tebartz · commanderliga.de - cEDH - November · Nov 8, 2026
#5
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Julien Vlaminck · Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH · Oct 4, 2026
#5
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Winston Zeng · Dabbers cEDH Tournament: Reality Fracture · Oct 3, 2026
#5
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Roi Martínez · cEDH Galicia Mensual Noviembre 2026 · Nov 14, 2026
#6
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Commander: Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Sebastian · 5k November Redemption Event · Nov 8, 2026
#6
View all 58 Commander decks using Contagion →

Printings

Contagion
Mystery Booster 2 · #126
Contagion
Magic Online Promos · #62485
Contagion
Masters Edition · #64
Contagion
Deckmasters · #2
Contagion
World Championship Decks 1997 · #js45
Contagion
Alliances · #45