The Ruinous Powers
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Warhammer 40,000 Commander40K · #139
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.03 € · 1.36 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Black Red
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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- 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
- Lie Setiawan
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-10-07
Rulings
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 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.