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The Ruinous Powers

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The Ruinous Powers, Warhammer 40,000 Commander printing
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40K · No. 139 2022-10-07

Card text

{2}{B}{R}
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose an opponent at random. Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. When you cast a spell this way, its owner loses life equal to its mana value.
EDHREC rank #8289 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not 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 ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Use the mana value of the spell as it exists on the stack (or last existed on the stack, if it's been removed) to determine how much life is lost. If there is an {X} in that spell's cost, include the value chosen for X to determine its mana value.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell or playing a land using the permission granted by Ruinous Powers.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

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The Ruinous Powers, Warhammer 40,000 Commander printing
Warhammer 40,000 Commander
40K · #139★
Rare
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