Remorseless Punishment
Sorcery
Remorseless Punishment
Sorcery
Card Text
Target opponent loses 5 life unless that player discards two cards or sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. Repeat this process once.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #21,216
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (13)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #OGW-89 | rare | en | Ryan Barger | $0.24 | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | en | Ryan Barger | $0.14 | $0.25 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) | #89s | rare | en | Ryan Barger | — | $0.63 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | de | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | es | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | fr | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | it | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | ja | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | ko | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | pt | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | ru | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | zhs | Ryan Barger | — | — |
| Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW) | #89 | rare | zht | Ryan Barger | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
The same player chooses both times. In a multiplayer game, you can’t choose a different opponent to repeat the process.
The player can’t choose to discard two cards unless they have at least two cards in hand. Similarly, that player can’t choose to sacrifice a creature or planeswalker unless they control one. This means that if the target opponent doesn’t have two cards in hand and doesn’t control a creature or planeswalker, that player will lose 5 life and then lose 5 life again.
No player may take any actions between the two times the player goes through the process.
Any abilities that trigger while Remorseless Punishment is resolving will be put on the stack after it has completely resolved.
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