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Cruel Ultimatum

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7 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Cruel Ultimatum, Breaking News printing
Breaking News OTP · No. 40 2024-04-19

Card text

{U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R}
Sorcery
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, 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.
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EDHREC rank #5986 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 7 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

All of the actions for Cruel Ultimatum 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 they control 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.

2017-03-14 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2017-03-14 · Wizards of the Coast

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 performed. You'll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally performed, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.

2017-03-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target opponent is an illegal target as Cruel Ultimatum tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. (I'm not going to list them all here because it would just be disappointing to hear all of the things you won't get to do.)

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Cruel Ultimatum, From the Vault: Twenty printing
From the Vault: Twenty
V13 · #17
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP · Foil
Cruel Ultimatum, Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas printing
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
DDH · #69
Rare
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The CG Realm · Condition HP