Traumatic Critique
- Mana cost
- {X}{U}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven #358 (rare)
- Price
- $1.22 USD
Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Traumatic Critique has 3 printings, first in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026). EDHREC ranks it #8,146 among Commander cards. It appears most in Prismari, the Inspiration decks (2,189 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Traumatic Critique most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Prismari, the Inspiration: 2,189 decks
- Rootha, Mastering the Moment: 1,145 decks
- Magus Lucea Kane: 711 decks
- Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot: 496 decks
- The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell: 453 decks
- Captain Howler, Sea Scourge: 419 decks
- Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound: 351 decks
- Galazeth Prismari: 315 decks
Often played with Traumatic Critique
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.