Ad Nauseam
Instant
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.Plays as:
Life OutletMill Finisher
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerBanned
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Used in 16 known combosEDHREC #1,361Played in 44% of cEDH decks with black
- Printings
- 5
- Price range
- $10.20to$231.33
Game Changer
Versions
5 printings · from $10.20
In products
Rulings
3 · latest Mar 20, 2026
- WotCMar 20, 2026
Each time you put the revealed card into your hand and lose the appropriate amount of life, you decide whether to continue by revealing another card. You don't decide in advance how many cards to put into your hand this way.
- WotCMar 20, 2026
If a card in a player's library has
in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value. - WotCMar 20, 2026
You may continue to reveal cards with Ad Nauseam even if your life total has been reduced to 0 or less. If you continue, you will continue to lose life, dropping your life total into negative numbers. As soon as you stop, you'll lose the game as a state-based action.