---
name: "Cruel Ultimatum"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "V13"
set_name: "From the Vault: Twenty"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Todd Lockwood"
oracle_id: "01294ac9-1a06-4ee8-b3b1-db1f07c9d94e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-ultimatum-v13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cruel Ultimatum
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{B}{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.

> *There is always a greater power.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Edict](/printing/cruel-edict-10e.md) — Sorcery
2. [Remorseless Punishment](/printing/remorseless-punishment-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Twisted Justice](/printing/twisted-justice-rav.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cruel Bargain](/printing/cruel-bargain-vma.md) — Sorcery
5. [Infernal Offering](/printing/infernal-offering-c14.md) — Sorcery
6. [Fatal Grudge](/printing/fatal-grudge-snc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** From the Vault: Twenty (V13) #17
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Todd Lockwood
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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