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Roiling Vortex

{1}{R}

Enchantment

ZNRZendikar Rising#156rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1480
Illustrator
Campbell White
Found in
Zendikar Rising MTGO Redemption Foil · Zendikar Rising MTGO Redemption · 5 more
Printings6EDHREC rank#2,474
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them. Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player. {R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.
Plays as:
Spell Punisher
Market · per finishspark updated 37m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+45.9%
$2.16
$0.96 low$0.16 gapTCGplayer
Foil+3.4%
$2.46
$1.25 low$0.50 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$2.16· across 6 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Sep 25, 2020
  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

  • WotCSep 25, 2020

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.

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