---
name: "Truth or Consequences"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Secret council"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "163"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pierre Loyvet"
oracle_id: "58d944fb-d1ba-4141-baaf-37dd10978656"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/truth-or-consequences-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Truth or Consequences
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Secret council

## Oracle Text
Secret council — Each player secretly votes for truth or consequences, then those votes are revealed. You draw cards equal to the number of truth votes. Then choose an opponent at random. Truth or Consequences deals 3 damage to that player for each consequences vote.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mob Verdict](/printing/mob-verdict-mkc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Illusion of Choice](/printing/illusion-of-choice-cn2.md) — Instant
3. [Tyrant's Choice](/printing/tyrants-choice-cns.md) — Sorcery
4. [Trap the Trespassers](/printing/trap-the-trespassers-ltc.md) — Instant
5. [Path of the Enigma](/printing/path-of-the-enigma-moc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Plea for Power](/printing/plea-for-power-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #163
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pierre Loyvet
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`