Cruel Ultimatum

set	min	mtgo
-	1.08	0.02 tix

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Name	Cruel Ultimatum
Type	Sorcery
Description	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.
Flavor	There is always a greater power.
Artist	Michal Ivan
Set	Breaking News #40
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Cruel Ultimatum

Cruel Ultimatum, Sorcery, designed by Ralph Horsley first released in Oct, 2008 in the set Shards of Alara and was printed exactly in 7 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 1.08.

A control deck that focuses on resource denial and card advantage would benefit from using Cruel Ultimatum, as it provides a significant swing in board state and card advantage. However, due to its high mana cost and triple color requirement, it may be too slow for competitive play. Other cards like Nicol Bolas, the Ravager or Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God offer similar effects with more flexibility and consistency, making them better choices for most decks.

Rules

03/14/17

Cruel Ultimatum’s only target is an opponent. You don’t choose which creature card in your graveyard you’ll return to your hand until Cruel Ultimatum resolves.

03/14/17

If, as Cruel Ultimatum begins to resolve, your opponent’s life total is 5 or less and you have two or fewer cards in your library, the game will result in a draw. Your opponent’s life total will drop to 0 or less, but Cruel Ultimatum must finish resolving completely before state-based actions are performed. You’ll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally performed, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.

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