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Descent into Madness

{3}{B}{B}

Enchantment

Avacyn Restored·avr #97·Mythic·2012·Art by Anthony Francisco
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a despair counter on this enchantment, then each player exiles X permanents they control and/or cards from their hand, where X is the number of despair counters on this enchantment.

The stairs lead down in both directions.

Print Details

Set
Avacyn Restored (AVR)
Number
#97
Rarity
Mythic
Artist
Anthony Francisco
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.35
USD Foil
$1.57
EUR
0.55
EUR Foil
1.89
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

5/1/2012·wotc

First you choose the permanents and/or cards from your hand that will be exiled. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen permanents and cards are exiled simultaneously. Players who choose after you will know what permanents you’ll be exiling when they choose. They’ll know how many cards you’ll be exiling from your hand, but they won’t see those cards.

5/1/2012·wotc

If Descent into Madness isn’t on the battlefield when its ability resolves, use the number of counters on it when it left the battlefield to determine how many permanents and/or cards from hands to exile.

5/1/2012·wotc

If there are more counters on Descent into Madness than the total number of permanents you control plus the number of cards in your hand, you’ll exile all permanents you control (including Descent into Madness) and all cards from your hand.

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