Remorseless Punishment

Remorseless Punishment {3}{B}{B}

Sorcery
Target opponent loses 5 life unless that player discards two cards or sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. Repeat this process once.
"I have suffered a thousand lifetimes of agony on this wretched world. I've far less time to share with you, but I assure you, no less pain."
—Ob Nixilis
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Legalities
Rulings
  • 2016-01-22 Any abilities that trigger while Remorseless Punishment is resolving will be put on the stack after it has completely resolved.
  • 2016-01-22 No player may take any actions between the two times the player goes through the process.
  • 2016-01-22 The player can't choose to discard two cards unless they have at least two cards in hand. Similarly, that player can't choose to sacrifice a creature or planeswalker unless they control one. This means that if the target opponent doesn't have two cards in hand and doesn't control a creature or planeswalker, that player will lose 5 life and then lose 5 life again.
  • 2016-04-08 The same player chooses both times. In a multiplayer game, you can't choose a different opponent to repeat the process.
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Foreign names
  • 苛酷惩罚
  • 苛酷懲罰
  • Unerbittliche Bestrafung
  • Supplice implacable
  • Punizione Spietata
  • 無情な処罰
  • 무자비한 처벌
  • Punição sem Remorso
  • Беспощадное Наказание
  • Castigo despiadado