MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #125

Splendid Agony

DIGITAL ONLY

akr·#125·common·nonfoil

Illus. Clint Cearley

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug '20

6 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,406 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Distribute two -1/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2017-04-18wotc

You choose how the counters will be distributed as you cast Splendid Agony. Each target creature must be assigned at least one counter.

2017-04-18wotc

If one of two target creatures becomes an illegal target in response to Splendid Agony, the -1/-1 counter that would have been put on that creature is lost. It can’t be put on the legal target.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AKR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #125 of *Amonkhet Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2020 Amonkhet Remastered release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,406 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Clint Cearley. Rarix catalogs 372 other cards credited to this artist.