---
name: "Whims of the Fates"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "7d359434-eb1b-478e-a745-10e2c564d89f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whims-of-the-fates-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Whims of the Fates
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Starting with you, each player separates all permanents they control into three piles. Then each player chooses one of their piles at random and sacrifices those permanents. (Piles can be empty.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Razia's Purification](/printing/razias-purification-rav.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tragic Arrogance](/printing/tragic-arrogance-ori.md) — Sorcery
3. [Fortunate Few](/printing/fortunate-few-pz2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cataclysm](/printing/cataclysm-exo.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rite of Ruin](/printing/rite-of-ruin-avr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Balancing Act](/printing/balancing-act-ody.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #139
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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