---
name: "Tyrant's Choice"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "CNS"
set_name: "Conspiracy"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "ee7d2c2f-e32f-4be6-82ac-ff1e32055376"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tyrants-choice-cns"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tyrant's Choice
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for death or torture. If death gets more votes, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If torture gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent loses 4 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Capital Punishment](/printing/capital-punishment-cn2.md) — Sorcery
2. [Bite of the Black Rose](/printing/bite-of-the-black-rose-cns.md) — Sorcery
3. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
4. [Coercive Portal](/printing/coercive-portal-vma.md) — Artifact
5. [Grudge Keeper](/printing/grudge-keeper-cns.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
6. [Truth or Consequences](/printing/truth-or-consequences-who.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy (CNS) #30
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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