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Sycorax Commander

{2}{B}{R}

Creature — Alien Soldier

WHODoctor Who#445rare
Extended ArtFoil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 130–694
Illustrator
L J Koh
Found in
Doctor Who Collector Booster Pack · Doctor Who Collector Booster Sample Pack
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
First strike, haste Sanctified Rules of Combat — When this creature enters, each opponent faces a villainous choice — That opponent discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one, or this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.
4/2
First strikeHaste

Plays as: Card Draw · Opponent Discard

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.42
$0.24 low$0.20 gap
Foil-2.6%
$0.37
$0.30 low$0.20 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 4 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 13, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 13, 2023

    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.

  • WotCOct 13, 2023

    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.

  • WotCOct 13, 2023

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