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Ensnared by the Mara

{2}{R}{R}

Sorcery

Doctor Who·who #689·Rare·2023·Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.

Set
Doctor Who (WHO)
Number
#689
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Andrey Kuzinskiy
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Foil
USD Foil
$11.51
EUR Foil
12.42

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

10/13/2023·wotc

When a player faces a villainous choice, they first choose one of the two options, then all actions in the chosen option are performed.

10/13/2023·wotc

If a spell or ability requires multiple players to face a villainous choice, the result is a little different from other effects in Magic. In that case, the first player in turn order makes their choice and the action for that choice is performed before the next player makes their choice. Then each of the remaining players repeat this process in turn order.

10/13/2023·wotc

A player facing a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if one or both of the options are impossible. For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option.

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