TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Destroy target creature an opponent controls. Each other creature that player controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

FLAVOR TEXT
Though the executioner did not speak, the villagers got the message.

ILLUSTRATOR
Anthony Palumbo

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2012-07-01 Public Execution targets only the creature it destroys. If that creature is an illegal target when Public Execution tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No creature will get -2/-0.
• 2012-07-01 Only creatures controlled by the player when Public Execution resolves will get -2/-0. Creatures that enter under that player's control or that the player gains control of later in the turn are unaffected.
• 2013-07-01 If the target creature regenerates or has indestructible, each other creature controlled by that creature's controller will still get -2/-0.