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Pox 5ED

Other printings of "Pox": OLEP #63 ME1 #82 ICE #158 MB2 #185 5ED #189

Card

id4409
artistScott M. Fischer
artistIds23b0cf43-3e43-44c6-8329-96446eca5bce
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorwhite
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank9659
edhrecSaltiness1.45
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion1997
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{B}{B}{B}
manaValue3
namePox
number189
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextEach player loses 1/3 of his or her life; then chooses and discards 1/3 of his or her hand; then sacrifices 1/3 of the creatures he or she controls; and then sacrifices 1/3 of the lands he or she controls. Round each loss up.
otherFaceIds
power
printings5ED, ICE, MB2, ME1, OLEP
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode5ED
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['93389a2e-9a5e-5ef4-9afe-60898199b905', 'ec6e6678-3869-57ab-ab9a-d210e16fbaa9']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textEach player loses a third of their life, then discards a third of the cards in their hand, then sacrifices a third of the creatures they control of their choice, then sacrifices a third of the lands they control of their choice. Round up each time.
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
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variations
watermark
setNameFifth Edition

Identifiers

id4409
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId11305
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId1464
deckboxId4833
mcmId9422
mcmMetaId4306
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Idb4dae577-e9eb-5fbf-8f2d-3acc6da4d684
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId
multiverseId3872
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId7036057d-c7ab-4a37-a011-d10508cec2bc
scryfallIllustrationId93381a9c-b9f2-41ca-9755-8efb7ca03601
scryfallOracleId539d7c1a-b5e9-4204-9109-ddb2e8dec168
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId2324
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Legalities

id4409
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modern
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predhLegal
premodernLegal
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuidb6a296f1-7add-5c31-a26b-36a325cde05d
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id4409
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/4494bbd2e3933a40
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/391d7b329b9e2a5d
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/f7378ca56119fcfe
tcgplayerEtched
uuidb6a296f1-7add-5c31-a26b-36a325cde05d

Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
FrenchVérole
GermanPockenHexereiJeder Spieler verliert ein Drittel seiner Lebenspunkte, dann wählt jeder Spieler ein Drittel der Karten, die er auf der Hand hat, und wirft sie ab; dann opfert jeder Spieler ein Drittel seiner Kreaturen, die er kontrolliert, dann opfert jeder Spieler ein Drittel seiner Länder, die er kontrolliert. Alle Verluste, werden aufgerundet.
ItalianVaiolo
Japanese悪疫
Portuguese (Brazil)Varíola
SpanishEpidemia

Rulings

datetext
2007-09-16Each part of Pox's effect is processed separately. For each part, first the player whose turn it is makes all necessary choices (such as which cards to discard), then each other player in turn order chooses, then the actions happen at the same time. Then Pox's effect moves to the next stage.
2007-09-16The losses, discards, and sacrifices are rounded up. For example, if you have 5 life, you'll lose 2 life, leaving you at 3 life. (Five divided by three is one and two-thirds. Rounding that up to the nearest whole number gives you two.)
2007-09-16The number you need to lose, discard, or sacrifice isn't calculated until it's time to perform that part of the effect. For example, if your opponent casts Pox and you discard Dodecapod as part of Pox's discard effect, Dodecapod will be put onto the battlefield instead of into your graveyard. Then, when determining how many creatures you need to sacrifice, the Dodecapod is taken into account.

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