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Cruel Ultimatum E01

Other printings of "Cruel Ultimatum": V13 #17 OTP #40 DDH #69 E01 #82 MM3 #158 ALA #164 C13 #182

Card

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artistTodd Lockwood
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flavorTextThere is always a greater power.
frameEffects
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isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
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isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
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languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R}
manaValue7
nameCruel Ultimatum
number82
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextTarget opponent sacrifices a creature, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
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power
printingsALA, C13, DDH, E01, MM3, OTP, V13
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setCodeE01
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subtypes
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textTarget opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
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variations
watermark
setNameArchenemy: Nicol Bolas

Identifiers

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Legalities

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alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2017-03-14All of the actions for Cruel Ultimatum are performed sequentially, in the order listed. Earlier actions may affect how you perform later actions. For example, if the opponent sacrifices a creature that they control but you own, it will end up in your graveyard. When Cruel Ultimatum lets you return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, you can choose that one.
2017-03-14Cruel Ultimatum's only target is an opponent. You don't choose which creature card in your graveyard you'll return to your hand until Cruel Ultimatum resolves.
2017-03-14If, as Cruel Ultimatum begins to resolve, your opponent's life total is 5 or less and you have two or fewer cards in your library, the game will result in a draw. Your opponent's life total will drop to 0 or less, but Cruel Ultimatum must finish resolving completely before state-based actions are performed. You'll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally performed, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.
2024-04-12If the target opponent is an illegal target as Cruel Ultimatum tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. (I'm not going to list them all here because it would just be disappointing to hear all of the things you won't get to do.)

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