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Smell Fear Modern Horizons 2 MTG card
MH2 #173 · Art by Cristi Balanescu
MH2 set symbol, CommonModern Horizons 2#173Common

Smell Fear

SorceryFight, Proliferate
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#4,211 Down 67 in 30 days
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Smell Fear Price Summary

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Smell Fear Printings & Prices

Smell Fear has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

MH2 set symbol, CommonMH2 #173
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Smell Fear Rules Text & Legality

Smell Fear

Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Target creature you control fights up to one target creature you don't control.

"It's fun when they run a little." —Wasitora, Nekoru queen

Smell Fear is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.

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Smell Fear Rulings

  • Jun 18, 2021

    If all targets are illegal as Smell Fear tries to resolve, it doesn't resolve and you will not proliferate.

  • Jun 18, 2021

    If you choose two creatures as targets with this spell and only one target is legal as the spell resolves, no fight will occur and no damage will be dealt, but you will still proliferate.

  • Jun 18, 2021

    Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.

  • Jun 18, 2021

    To proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents, and you can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.

  • Jun 18, 2021

    While proliferating, if you choose a permanent or player with multiple kinds of counters, the permanent or player gets another counter of each kind, not just one kind. This change from the original proliferate rules was introduced in a previous set.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Smell Fear has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Jun 18, 2021MH2 set symbol, CommonModern Horizons 2MH2 #173
  • Jun 18, 2021MH2 set symbol, CommonModern Horizons 2 · foilMH2 #173

Smell Fear in Commander

Smell Fear is the #4,211 most-played card on EDHREC, down 67 places over the last 30 days.

#4,211 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 67 in 30 days

Smell Fear FAQ

How much is Smell Fear worth?

Smell Fear is worth about $0.32 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Smell Fear legal in Commander?

Yes. Smell Fear is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Smell Fear been reprinted?

Yes. Smell Fear has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Smell Fear cheap?

Smell Fear trades at about $0.32; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful.