“"Not all nightmares can be escaped by waking." —Ashiok”
Tormented Thoughts
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {2}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Target player discards a number of cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
Flavor Text: "Not all nightmares can be escaped by waking." —Ashiok
Set: Magic Origins (#122), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Allen Williams
Sorcery
Black
Uncommon
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Official Rulings (5)
2014-04-26
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
2014-04-26
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
2014-04-26
The targeted player will discard a number of cards equal to the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield.
2015-06-22
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast Tormented Thoughts. You can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.
2015-06-22
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrifice to stop you from casting this spell.
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