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◇ Catalog #2051

Skewer the Critics

sld·#2051·rare·borderless

Illus. Yuko Shimizu

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Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$2.75+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.81 · low $1.65

NM$1.75

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$1.62–$1.85modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.05low $1.75range 74.3%n 56

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,664 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$1.75

Gameplay

Sorcery

Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.

Her encore left the judges running for the door.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2024-01-12wotc

In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)

2024-01-12wotc

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

2024-01-12wotc

Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.75. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.75 and $3.05 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #2051 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Spectacle.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #8,664 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. Rarix catalogs 14 other cards credited to this artist.