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Sudden Demise
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Archenemy: Nicol BolasE01 · #59
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.33 € · 0.25 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Choose a color. Sudden Demise deals X damage to each creature of the chosen color.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- 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
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-06-16
Flavour text
In the Skyfang Mountains, one misstep can mean the end of an entire clan.
Rulings
Sudden Demise will deal damage to a multicolored creature if one of its colors is the chosen color.
You choose the value for X as you cast Sudden Demise. You don’t choose the color until it resolves.
