---
name: "Showstopper"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "DGM"
set_name: "Dragon's Maze"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "0441a901-31ce-419f-a898-e9a9ad4ab351"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/showstopper-dgm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Showstopper
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls."

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragon's Maze (DGM) #102
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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