---
name: "Sadistic Shell Game"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "88c3fc46-f2f5-440c-80a6-fed5b42cd340"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sadistic-shell-game-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sadistic Shell Game
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Starting with the next opponent in turn order, each player chooses a creature you don't control. Destroy the chosen creatures.

> *"Peccato per i tuoi amici. Vuoi vedere cosa c'è dentro al tuo?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Call to the Void](/printing/call-to-the-void-clb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Make an Example](/printing/make-an-example-ncc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Incriminate](/printing/incriminate-snc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mire in Misery](/printing/mire-in-misery-c19.md) — Sorcery
5. [A-Incriminate](/printing/a-incriminate-snc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Slaughter the Strong](/printing/slaughter-the-strong-cmr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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