Showstopping Surprise
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander #35 (rare)
- Price
- $0.27 USD
Choose target creature you control. Turn it face up if it's face down. Then it deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.
Showstopping Surprise has 2 printings, first in Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). EDHREC ranks it #12,970 among Commander cards. It appears most in Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods decks (2,343 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Showstopping Surprise
- Deadly Disguise - Murders at Karlov Manor Commander, led by Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
Commanders that run Showstopping Surprise most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods: 2,343 decks
- Kaust, Eyes of the Glade: 1,728 decks
- Missy: 166 decks
- Akroma, Angel of Fury: 65 decks
- Strax, Sontaran Nurse: 27 decks
- Axelrod Gunnarson: 27 decks
- Garza Zol, Plague Queen: 13 decks
- She-Hulk, Wallbreaker: 1 decks
Often played with Showstopping Surprise
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If the target creature is a face-down creature that can’t be turned face up for any reason, it will remain face down on the battlefield and still deal damage equal to its power (which is very likely to be 2) to each other creature.