“"Oh, don't be so dramatic. When your eyes bleed, and your brain leaks out your ears, then we'll talk about lost sanity." —Braids, dementia summoner”
Peer into the Abyss
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {4}{B}{B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.
Flavor Text: "Oh, don't be so dramatic. When your eyes bleed, and your brain leaks out your ears, then we'll talk about lost sanity." —Braids, dementia summoner
Set: Core Set 2021 (#117), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Izzy
Sorcery
Black
Rare
$2.73
Regular
$3.76
✨ Foil
€1.61
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2020-06-23
The life lost is rounded up, not the remaining life total. For example, if the target player has 7 life, they lose 4 life and end up with 3. Similarly, the number of cards drawn is rounded up, not the number of cards remaining in the library.
2020-06-23
To draw the cards, first the player determines how many cards to draw, then draws them. This event may be modified so that a different number of cards are actually drawn.
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