Impractical Joke {R}
Sorcery
Damage can't be prevented this turn. Impractical Joke deals 3 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.
Strixhaven students have a sense of humor. The spirits of the Blood Age do not.
Details
- Artist: Caroline Gariba
- Collector Number: 119
- Available foil and nonfoil
- Rarity: uncommon
- Released: 2026-04-24
- Set: Secrets of Strixhaven
Legalities
- legal Alchemy
- legal Commander
- legal Duel Commander
- legal Future Standard
- legal Historic
- legal Legacy
- legal Modern
- legal Penny Dreadful
- legal Pioneer
- legal Standard
- legal Vintage
Rulings
- 2026-03-20 Impractical Joke only stops damage from being prevented by effects that specifically use the word "prevent."
- 2026-03-20 Protection prevents damage, so protection abilities will be unable to prevent damage during a turn in which Impractical Joke has resolved. However, this won't allow spells or abilities to target permanents they wouldn't ordinarily be able to target because of protection, even if that spell or ability would deal damage to those permanents.
- 2026-03-20 You don't have to choose a target for Impractical Joke. However, if you do and the target is illegal as Impractical Joke tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. Damage can still be prevented this turn.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven (uncommon)
Foreign names
- Schlächter-Scherz
- Bien mauvais tour
- Scherzo Irrealizzabile
- すべきでない悪ふざけ
- Broma trascendente