---
name: "Showstopping Surprise"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Palumbo"
oracle_id: "e16cbcbd-b03a-404c-8d1e-0a05848181d9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/showstopping-surprise-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Showstopping Surprise
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose target creature you control. Turn it face up if it's face down. Then it deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

> *„Ich ziehe Gejohle und Geschrei dem höflichen Beifall vor."
—Judith*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Break Open](/printing/break-open-ons.md) — Instant
2. [Bonethorn Valesk](/printing/bonethorn-valesk-scg.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Expose the Culprit](/printing/expose-the-culprit-mkm.md) — Instant
4. [Friendly Fire](/printing/friendly-fire-frf.md) — Instant
5. [Skirk Alarmist](/printing/skirk-alarmist-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Pyrotechnic Performer](/printing/pyrotechnic-performer-mkm.md) — Creature — Lizard Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #35
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Palumbo
- **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`