Art by Randy Gallegos · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.66
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Requiting Hex
{B} · Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may blight 1. (You may put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.) Destroy target creature with mana value 2 or less. If this spell's additional cost was paid, you gain 2 life.
Rulings (2)
Nov 17, 2025 · If a creature on the battlefield has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
Nov 17, 2025 · If the target creature is an illegal target as Requiting Hex tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life even if the additional cost was paid.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Standard
% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=146 decks
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Excruciator | Standard | 100% | 3–4× | 95 |
| Dimir Looting | Standard | 100% | 4× | 12 |
| Golgari Cub | Standard | 100% | 3–4× | 9 |
| Dimir Midrange | Standard | 100% | 2–4× | 8 |
| Golgari Midrange | Standard | 100% | 3–4× | 8 |
| Reanimator | Standard | 100% | 4× | 5 |
| Sultai Elementals | Standard | 100% | 2–4× | 5 |
| 4-Color Control | Standard | 100% | 3× | 4 |
Price
Requiting Hex — price trend
Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
$0.66▼ $0.07 since Jun 13, 2026
Jun 13, 2026 · $0.73Jun 14, 2026 · $0.66