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 of their choice. 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

Details

Artist: Ryan Barger
Collector Number: 89s
Available only as foil
Promo: datestamped, prerelease, setpromo
Rarity: rare
Released: 2016-01-22
Set: Oath of the Gatewatch Promos
Stamp: oval

Legalities

legal Battle for Zendikar Block
legal Commander
legal Duel Commander
legal Legacy
legal Modern
legal Penny Dreadful
legal Pioneer
legal Vintage

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.

Printings

The List (rare)
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (rare)
Oath of the Gatewatch (rare)

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Foreign names