Which of You Burns Brightest?
Scheme
OARCArchenemy Schemes#42★common
Oversized
"Let that be a lesson to you, your family, and everyone you've ever known."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Illustrator
- Steve Prescott
CommanderNot legalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyNot legal
VintageNot legal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderNot legal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
When you set this scheme in motion, you may pay 
. If you do, this scheme deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
. If you do, this scheme deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.Plays as:
Damage Win
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Rulings
1 · latest Jun 15, 2010
- WotCJun 15, 2010
You choose the target opponent when the ability triggers. As the ability resolves, you choose a value for X and decide whether to pay
. If you do decide to pay , it’s too late for any player to respond since the ability is already in the midst of resolving.