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Descent into Madness

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Descent into Madness, Avacyn Restored printing
Avacyn Restored AVR · No. 97 2012-05-04

Card text

{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a despair counter on this enchantment, then each player exiles X permanents they control and/or cards from their hand, where X is the number of despair counters on this enchantment.
The stairs lead down in both directions.
EDHREC rank #24181 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

First you choose the permanents and/or cards from your hand that will be exiled. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen permanents and cards are exiled simultaneously. Players who choose after you will know what permanents you’ll be exiling when they choose. They’ll know how many cards you’ll be exiling from your hand, but they won’t see those cards.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If Descent into Madness isn’t on the battlefield when its ability resolves, use the number of counters on it when it left the battlefield to determine how many permanents and/or cards from hands to exile.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If there are more counters on Descent into Madness than the total number of permanents you control plus the number of cards in your hand, you’ll exile all permanents you control (including Descent into Madness) and all cards from your hand.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

For each despair counter on Descent into Madness, you’ll exile a permanent you control or exile a card from your hand, not both.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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