The Ruinous Powers
Enchantment
The Ruinous Powers
Enchantment
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Black, Red
- Color Identity
- Black, Red
- EDHREC Rank
- #7,276
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (9)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | en | Lie Setiawan | $1.66 | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139★ | rare | en | Lie Setiawan | — | $2.15 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | de | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | es | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | fr | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | it | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | ja | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | pt | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) | #139 | rare | zhs | Lie Setiawan | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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.
You must follow all normal timing rules when casting a spell or playing a land using the permission granted by Ruinous Powers.
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