---
name: "The Ruinous Powers"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lie Setiawan"
oracle_id: "283054ed-5fbd-4202-bc02-294079aaff03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-ruinous-powers-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Ruinous Powers
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose an opponent at random. Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. When you cast a spell this way, its owner loses life equal to its mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stolen Strategy](/printing/stolen-strategy-pip.md) — Enchantment
2. [Theater of Horrors](/printing/theater-of-horrors-prna.md) — Enchantment
3. [Ruin Processor](/printing/ruin-processor-bfz.md) — Creature — Eldrazi Processor
4. [Share the Spoils](/printing/share-the-spoils-afc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Villainous Wealth](/printing/villainous-wealth-ktk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Powerbalance](/printing/powerbalance-mh3.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #139
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lie Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`