---
name: "Cruel Truths"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Surveil"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Fajareka Setiawan"
oracle_id: "2e68e3f7-b168-4541-b8a0-791a8a6ebde8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-truths-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cruel Truths
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Surveil

## Oracle Text
Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

> *« Qui es-tu pour me défier ? De mon temps, les sibsig connaissaient leur place. »
—Sidisi, à Nishang*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Risky Research](/printing/risky-research-spm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Diresight](/printing/diresight-tle.md) — Sorcery
3. [Curate](/printing/curate-mkc.md) — Instant
4. [Consider](/printing/consider-dbl.md) — Instant
5. [Notion Rain](/printing/notion-rain-mkc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Painful Truths](/printing/painful-truths-moc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Fajareka Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`