Peer into the Abyss
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}{B}{B}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Core Set 2021 Promos #117p (rare)
- Price
- $5.75 USD
Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.
Peer into the Abyss has 8 printings, first in Core Set 2021 (2020). EDHREC ranks it #1,306 among Commander cards. It appears most in Nekusar, the Mindrazer decks (16,668 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Peer into the Abyss most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer: 16,668 decks
- K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth: 11,465 decks
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse: 9,821 decks
- Rowan, Scion of War: 5,242 decks
- Queza, Augur of Agonies: 4,918 decks
- Witherbloom, the Balancer: 2,429 decks
- Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls: 2,363 decks
- Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor: 1,174 decks
Often played with Peer into the Abyss
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
- : To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.