Skewer the Critics {2}{R}
Sorcery
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.
Prints (38)
| Set | # | Rarity | Finishes | USD | Foil USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | 2051 | rare | nonfoil, foil | $1.89 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | 2056 | rare | foil | — | $4.93 |
| The List (PLST) | RNA-115 | common | nonfoil | $0.20 | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | $0.22 | $0.25 |
| Breaking News (OTP) | 26 | uncommon | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | $0.27 | $0.38 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | $0.27 | $0.24 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 340 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) | 124 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | $0.35 | $0.42 |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) | 115 | common | nonfoil, foil | — | — |
Rulings
- 2024-01-12 In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
- 2024-01-12 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
- 2024-01-12 Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
- 2024-01-12 Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
- 2024-01-12 Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
- 2024-01-12 A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.