Torment of Scarabs

Torment of Scarabs {3}{B}

Enchantment - Aura Curse

Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.

Like a carpet unrolling for their god, the scarabs poured out from the necropolis.

Related card: Cursebound Witch

Details

Artist: Bastien L. Deharme
Collector Number: 495
Available only as nonfoil
Rarity: uncommon
Released: 2024-11-15
Set: Foundations Jumpstart

Legalities

legal Amonkhet Block
legal Commander
legal Duel Commander
legal Historic
legal Legacy
legal Modern
legal Pioneer
legal Vintage

Rulings

2017-07-14 While resolving the triggered ability of Torment of Scarabs, the enchanted player chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither. Then that player discards that card, sacrifices that permanent, or loses 3 life. That player can always choose to lose 3 life, even if they have cards to discard or nonland permanents to sacrifice.

Printings

Foundations Jumpstart (uncommon)
Historic Anthology 4 (uncommon)
Hour of Devastation (uncommon)

Card is in preconstructed decks:

Icky (2) (Foundations Jumpstart Jumpstart)

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Foreign names