MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 9 printings

Cruel Ultimatum

Sorcery

printings

#5652

EDHREC rank

#1652

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Value

$14.8290d high · 9 printings

90-dayhigh $15low $0.02range 74000.0%n 1006

Gameplay

Sorcery

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.

There is always a greater power.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDHlegal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardnot legal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 9 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.02 to $14.82 across 1,006 observations.

Rarix catalogs 9 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black/red/blue. Mana cost: {U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R} (7 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #5,652 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Michal Ivan.