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Violent Ultimatum

{B}{B}{R}{R}{R}{G}{G}

Sorcery

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Foil

"Words are a waste of time. Destruction is a language everyone understands." —Sarkhan Vol

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Raymond Swanland
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Destroy three target permanents.
Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.30
$0.20 low$0.17 gap
Foil+0.0%
$3.72
$1.30 low$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 3 printings

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    You must target three different permanents. If some of the permanents become illegal targets before the spell resolves, Violent Ultimatum will still destroy the rest of them.