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Abrupt Decay
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Oracle Data
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
""I think I finally see how I can balance growth and destruction." —Segante, Strixhaven first-year"
Official Judge Precedents
The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Abrupt Decay. When that spell or ability resolves, Abrupt Decay won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
If a permanent has 
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
If you target a creature with ward, you may still pay the ward cost, but Abrupt Decay won't be countered even if you don't.
