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Smallpox

{B}{B}

Sorcery

Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.
Plays as:
Sacrifice Removal
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #5,429Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with black

Printings
8
Price range
$0.30to$15.97

Versions

8 printings · from $0.30

In products
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Rulings

3 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    Any abilities of the lands sacrificed may modify or trigger on the creatures being sacrificed and on the cards being discarded. Abilities of the creatures won't modify or trigger on the lands being sacrificed, but may modify or trigger on the cards being discarded.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    Any abilities that trigger while Smallpox is resolving will wait to be put onto the stack until Smallpox is done resolving.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    As Smallpox resolves, first each player loses 1 life at the same time. Next, each player chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then all of the cards are discarded at the same time. Then starting with the player whose turn it is and proceeding in turn order, each player chooses a creature, knowing the choices made before them. All of the creatures are sacrificed at the same time, then finally repeat this process for lands.