Traumatic Critique
Instant
Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.
"The *artist* should suffer for their craft, not the audience!"
—Galazeth Prismari
Illustrated by Aaron Miller · Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Legalities
- Standard
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
Rulings
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If the target is illegal as Traumatic Critique tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 100.0% of lists
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun 100.0% of lists
Modern
- Other 3.1% of lists
Pioneer
- Izzet Spellementals 12.5% of lists
Standard
- Izzet Maestro 100.0% of lists
- Izzet Spellementals 98.0% of lists
- Rewrite Regrets 33.3% of lists