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Traumatic Critique
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Secrets of StrixhavenSOS · #239
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.90 € · ★ 0.86 € · 0.73 $ · ★ 1.24 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Blue Red
Card text
Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Format legality
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- FutureLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- StandardbrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Aaron Miller
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2026-04-24
Flavour text
"The *artist* should suffer for their craft, not the audience!" —Galazeth Prismari
Rulings
If the target is illegal as Traumatic Critique tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.
