Cruel Reality
- Mana cost
- {5}{B}{B}
- Type
- Enchantment — Aura Curse
- Set
- The Zeta Set #36 (uncommon)
Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. If the player can't, they lose 5 life.
Cruel Reality has 6 printings, first in Amonkhet (2017). EDHREC ranks it #10,090 among Commander cards. It appears most in Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor decks (5,710 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Cruel Reality most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor: 5,710 decks
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver: 447 decks
- The Unluckiest Planeswalker: 400 decks
- Mathas, Fiend Seeker: 184 decks
- Riven Turnbull: 5 decks
- Danitha, Spear of Agony: 1 decks
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Often played with Cruel Reality
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The enchanted player can’t choose to lose 5 life if they have a creature or planeswalker that can be sacrificed.
- : The enchanted player chooses a permanent to sacrifice from among the creatures and planeswalkers that player controls. You don’t choose which type of permanent the player has to sacrifice.
- : There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.