---
name: "Wheel of Misfortune"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SLZ"
set_name: "The Zeta Set"
collector_number: "191"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "MSCHF"
oracle_id: "10aff3f6-8347-4e1b-b8e7-c204c9e46657"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wheel-of-misfortune-slz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wheel of Misfortune
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player secretly chooses a number 0 or greater, then all players reveal those numbers simultaneously and determine the highest and lowest numbers revealed this way. Wheel of Misfortune deals damage equal to the highest number to each player who chose that number. Each player who didn't choose the lowest number discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wheel of Fortune](/printing/wheel-of-fortune-vma.md) — Sorcery
2. [Magus of the Wheel](/printing/magus-of-the-wheel-cmm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Stronghold Gambit](/printing/stronghold-gambit-nem.md) — Sorcery
4. [Khorvath's Fury](/printing/khorvaths-fury-bbd.md) — Sorcery
5. [Windfall](/printing/windfall-cm2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Life at Stake](/printing/life-at-stake-unk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Zeta Set (SLZ) #191
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** MSCHF
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`