Countdown to Extinction
Shadow Action - Attack
Countdown to Extinction has 3 versions — pitch 1, 2, 3. Each one's card text, stats and printings are below.

Pitch 1 · cost 3
- Pitch 1
- Cost 3
- Power 6
- Defense 3
When this attacks, create a Gate to i'Arathael token.
When this hits, you may search your deck for a Darkest Hour, banish it, then shuffle.
Blood Debt
Keywords
- Blood Debt
Printed in: IAR

Pitch 2 · cost 3
- Pitch 2
- Cost 3
- Power 5
- Defense 3
When this attacks, create a Gate to i'Arathael token.
When this hits, you may search your deck for a Darkest Hour, banish it, then shuffle.
Blood Debt
Keywords
- Blood Debt
Printed in: IAR

Pitch 3 · cost 3
- Pitch 3
- Cost 3
- Power 4
- Defense 3
When this attacks, create a Gate to i'Arathael token.
When this hits, you may search your deck for a Darkest Hour, banish it, then shuffle.
Blood Debt
Keywords
- Blood Debt
Printed in: IAR
Format legality
| Classic Constructed | Legal — up to 3 |
|---|---|
| Living Legend | Legal — up to 3 |
| Blitz | Legal — up to 1 |
| Silver Age | Legal — up to 2 |
| Commoner | Not in pool |
| Ultimate Pit Fight | Legal — up to 1 |
Heroes that can play Countdown to Extinction
12 of the 154 heroes Fabdex tracks can legally include Countdown to Extinction in a deck. A percentage is how often the card actually turns up in that hero's tracked Classic Constructed decks — the heroes with one are listed first.
- Vynnset, Iron Maiden
- Malice, Domina of the Dead
- Baalghor, Omen of the End
- Chane
- Chane, Bound by Shadow
- Levia
- Levia, Shadowborn Abomination
- Malice
- Viserai, Between Worlds
- Viserai, the Forsaken
- Viserai, Usurper
- Vynnset
Synergises with Countdown to Extinction
Fabdex's synergy engine ranks these as the strongest partners for Countdown to Extinction, combining card text, shared mechanics and how the pair performs in tracked decks. This is the engine's reading of the card pool rather than a count of tournament decks.