Torment of Scarabs
Historic Anthology 4 (HA4) #11 · Uncommon · Enchantment — Aura Curse
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.
Illustrated by Bastien L. Deharme · Released March 11, 2021
Printings
- Foundations Jumpstart #495 (J25) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.29 USD
- Historic Anthology 4 #11 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2021
- Hour of Devastation #78 (HOU) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.34 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2017-07-14 · wotc — While resolving the triggered ability of Torment of Scarabs, the enchanted player chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither. Then that player discards that card, sacrifices that permanent, or loses 3 life. That player can always choose to lose 3 life, even if they have cards to discard or nonland permanents to sacrifice.
Played in these commander decks
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor · in 77% of 48 decks