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Showstopper

Magic: The GatheringDragon's Maze#102

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Dragon's MazeDGM · #102

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.10 € · ★ 0.64 € · 0.19 $ · ★ 0.44 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Black Red

Card text

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls."

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Steve Prescott
Card language: English
Release date: 2013-05-03

Flavour text

The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes.

Rulings

2013-04-15

Creatures that come under your control after Showstopper resolves won’t have the ability.

2013-04-15

If another player gains control of a creature you control after Showstopper resolves, and then later that turn that creature dies, the creature’s controller when it died controls the triggered ability. That player chooses a creature that one of their opponents controls as a target.