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Cards/Archenemy: Nicol Bolas/Sudden Demise

Sudden Demise

{X}{R}

Sorcery

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas·e01 #59·Rare·2017·Art by Dan Murayama Scott
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Sudden Demise
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Oracle Text

Choose a color. Sudden Demise deals X damage to each creature of the chosen color.

In the Skyfang Mountains, one misstep can mean the end of an entire clan.

Set
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01)
Number
#59
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Dan Murayama Scott
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.27
EUR
€0.41

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/17/2013·wotc

Sudden Demise will deal damage to a multicolored creature if one of its colors is the chosen color.

10/17/2013·wotc

You choose the value for X as you cast Sudden Demise. You don’t choose the color until it resolves.

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