Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas Profane Command > < Elder Mastery
Cruel Ultimatum
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- (082) Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
- (158) Modern Masters 2017 Edition
- (17) From the Vault: Twenty
- (182) Commander 2013
- (164) Shards of Alara
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Sorcery (CMC:7)
Target opponent sacrifices a creature, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
There is always a greater power.
69 DDH • ENRalph Horsley
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Legal in: Modern,Shards of Alara Block,Legacy,Vintage,Freeform,Prismatic,Tribal Wars Legacy,Classic,Singleton 100,Commander
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10/1/2008 Cruel Ultimatum's only target is an opponent. You don't choose which creature card in your graveyard you'll return to your hand until Cruel Ultimatum resolves. 10/1/2008 All of these actions are performed sequentially, in the order listed. Earlier actions may affect how you perform later actions. (For example, if the opponent sacrifices a creature that he or she controls but you own, it will end up in your graveyard. When Cruel Ultimatum lets you return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, you can choose that one.) 10/1/2008 If, as Cruel Ultimatum begins to resolve, your opponent's life total is 5 or less and you have two or fewer cards in your library, the game will result in a draw. Your opponent's life total will drop to 0 or less, but Cruel Ultimatum must finish resolving completely before state-based actions are checked. You'll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally checked, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.
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