Skewer the Critics
~$0.14 low · ~$4.29 high
Red. Sorcery
Ravnica Remastered #124 · Illustrated by Heonhwa
Ravnica Remastered #124 · Illustrated by HeonhwaWhat is Skewer the Critics worth?
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Oracle text
Spectacle (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.
Going to a Rakdos show is dangerous. Trying to leave early can be fatal.
Format legality
All 7 printings of Skewer the Critics
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Secret Lair Drop sld #2051· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €2.38 · €2.72 foil | rare | $1.86 | — | €2.38€2.72 foil | |
 Secret Lair Drop sld #2056· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €4.14 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $4.29 | €4.14 foil | |
 The List plst #RNA-115· 2024common | common | $0.28 | No foil printing | — | |
 Breaking News otp #26· 2024BorderlessShowcaseuncommon· Cardmarket €0.10 · €0.22 foil | uncommon | $0.14 | $0.27 | €0.10€0.22 foil | |
 Ravnica Remastered rvr #124· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.28 foil | common | $0.22 | $0.31 | €0.13€0.28 foil | |
 Ravnica Remastered rvr #340· 2024Retro Framecommon· Cardmarket €0.23 · €0.61 foil | common | $0.16 | $0.39 | €0.23€0.61 foil | |
 Ravnica Allegiance rna #115· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.21 · €0.95 foil | common | $0.24 | $0.44 | €0.21€0.95 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 7
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #9,265 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Spectacle
- Artists
- Yuko Shimizu, Heonhwa, Florey
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ravnica Remastered card (#124).
0124 · RVR · C · EN
- 0124Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- RVRSet code for Ravnica Remastered
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2024-01-12
In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
2024-01-12
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-01-12
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
2024-01-12
Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
2024-01-12
Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
2024-01-12
A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.
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