---
name: "Rush of Dread"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Spree"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Seaman"
oracle_id: "0dfe6ec6-a0df-41c8-90dd-1ddf0417700a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rush-of-dread-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rush of Dread
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Spree

## Oracle Text
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {1} — Target opponent sacrifices half the creatures they control of their choice, rounded up.
+ {2} — Target opponent discards half the cards in their hand, rounded up.
+ {2} — Target opponent loses half their life, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Invoke Despair](/printing/invoke-despair-neo.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sheoldred's Edict](/printing/sheoldreds-edict-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Choice of Damnations](/printing/choice-of-damnations-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
4. [Remorseless Punishment](/printing/remorseless-punishment-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Insatiable Avarice](/printing/insatiable-avarice-potj.md) — Sorcery
6. [Fraying Omnipotence](/printing/fraying-omnipotence-pm19.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Seaman
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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