Name
Smallpox

Mana Cost

Type
Sorcery

Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive

Rarity
Rare

Text

Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.


Flavor Text

"One plane's poison is another's miracle cure. One plane's deadly plague is another's common cold. An interplanar medical body could save an unfathomable number of lives."
—Lisette, Witherbloom dean


Number
#33

Other Prints
Conspiracy
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis
Magic 2012
Time Spiral
Time Spiral Remastered

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(19/03/2021)
Any abilities that trigger while Smallpox is resolving will wait to be put onto the stack until Smallpox is done resolving.


(19/03/2021)
As Smallpox resolves, first each player loses 1 life at the same time. Next, each player chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then all of the cards are discarded at the same time. Then starting with the player whose turn it is and proceeding in turn order, each player chooses a creature, knowing the choices made before them. All of the creatures are sacrificed at the same time, then finally repeat this process for lands.


(19/03/2021)
Any abilities of the lands sacrificed may modify or trigger on the creatures being sacrificed and on the cards being discarded. Abilities of the creatures won't modify or trigger on the lands being sacrificed, but may modify or trigger on the cards being discarded.


Artist
Lorenzo Gaggiotti

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