Fraying Omnipotence
~$0.77 low · ~$3.41 high
Black. Sorcery

Core Set 2019 #97 · Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
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Oracle text
Each player loses half their life, then discards half the cards in their hand, then sacrifices half the creatures they control of their choice. Round up each time.
The Great Mending that healed the Multiverse also unraveled the threads of Nicol Bolas's power.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Fraying Omnipotence
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Core Set 2019 m19 #97· 2018rare· Cardmarket €0.55 · €1.07 foil | rare | $0.77 | $2.76 | €0.55€1.07 foil | |
Core Set 2019 Promos pm19 #97s· 2018Promorare· Cardmarket €2.09 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.41 | €2.09 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #8,846 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Core Set 2019 card (#97).
097 · M19 · R · EN
- 097Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- M19Set code for Core Set 2019
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2018-07-13
Because the instructions are followed in order, abilities of the creatures a player will sacrifice may modify or trigger on losing life, discarding cards, and/or sacrificing creatures. Abilities that trigger this way will resolve after Fraying Omnipotence is done resolving.
2018-07-13
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Fraying Omnipotence causes each player to lose half of their team’s life, rounded up. This means that teams at an even life total will have 0 life, and teams at an odd life total will have -1 life. The game then ends in a draw.
2018-07-13
When Fraying Omnipotence resolves, first each player loses the appropriate amount of life at once. Next, the player whose turn it is chooses an appropriate number of cards in hand without revealing them, then each other player in turn order does the same, and then those cards are all discarded simultaneously. Then, the player whose turn it is chooses an appropriate number of creatures they control. Each other player in turn order does the same, knowing choices made by previous players. Finally, all of the chosen creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.
2018-07-13
The amounts that are lost are rounded up, not the amounts kept. For example, a player with 5 life, five cards in hand, and five creatures would lose 3 life, discard three cards, and sacrifice three creatures.
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