---
name: "Light Up the Stage"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Spectacle"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "2528"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pablo Mendoza"
oracle_id: "8d286376-f386-43ab-a9bd-8478fb9e2497"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/light-up-the-stage-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Light Up the Stage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Spectacle

## Oracle Text
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

> *"Next—we need a volunteer from the audience! Who thinks they can stand very, very still?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rix Maadi Reveler](/printing/rix-maadi-reveler-prna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Dead Revels](/printing/dead-revels-rna.md) — Sorcery
3. [Light 'Em Up](/printing/light-em-up-snc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Rafter Demon](/printing/rafter-demon-rna.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Ignite the Future](/printing/ignite-the-future-j22.md) — Sorcery
6. [Act on Impulse](/printing/act-on-impulse-j22.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2528
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pablo Mendoza
- **Total Printings:** 59 across all historical editions

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