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From the Vault: Twenty (V13 | #17 | 2013-08-23)
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Cruel Ultimatum

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Sorcery
Artist: Todd Lockwood
All artists: Todd Lockwood , Michal Ivan , Ralph Horsley

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.

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$0.20 cheapest print

Prices

Set # Treatment Finish Price (USD)
From the Vault: Twenty 17 Regular Foil $0.89
Breaking News 40 Borderless Nonfoil $0.20
Breaking News 40 Borderless Foil $0.32
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 69 Regular Nonfoil $0.38
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 82 Regular Nonfoil $0.55
Modern Masters 2017 158 Regular Nonfoil $0.38
Modern Masters 2017 158 Regular Foil $1.13
Shards of Alara 164 Regular Nonfoil $0.58
Shards of Alara 164 Regular Foil $7.01
Commander 2013 182 Regular Nonfoil $0.29

Price History

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Printings (7)

Cruel Ultimatum — From the Vault: Twenty
From the Vault: Twenty
#17 Mythic —
Regular Foil
Todd Lockwood
Cruel Ultimatum — Breaking News
Breaking News
#40 Rare $0.20
Borderless Nonfoil Foil
Michal Ivan
Cruel Ultimatum — Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
#69 Rare $0.38
Regular Nonfoil
Ralph Horsley
Cruel Ultimatum — Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
#82 Rare $0.55
Regular Nonfoil
Todd Lockwood
Cruel Ultimatum — Modern Masters 2017
Modern Masters 2017
#158 Rare $0.38
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Todd Lockwood
Cruel Ultimatum — Shards of Alara
Shards of Alara
#164 Rare $0.58
Regular Nonfoil Foil
Ralph Horsley
Cruel Ultimatum — Commander 2013
Commander 2013
#182 Rare $0.29
Regular Nonfoil
Todd Lockwood

Rulings

2024-04-12 wotc
If the target opponent is an illegal target as Cruel Ultimatum tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. (I'm not going to list them all here because it would just be disappointing to hear all of the things you won't get to do.)
2017-03-14 wotc
If, as Cruel Ultimatum begins to resolve, your opponent's life total is 5 or less and you have two or fewer cards in your library, the game will result in a draw. Your opponent's life total will drop to 0 or less, but Cruel Ultimatum must finish resolving completely before state-based actions are performed. You'll then be forced to draw three cards and fail to draw one. When state-based actions are finally performed, you and your opponent will both lose the game at the same time, which means the game is a draw.
2017-03-14 wotc
Cruel Ultimatum's only target is an opponent. You don't choose which creature card in your graveyard you'll return to your hand until Cruel Ultimatum resolves.
2017-03-14 wotc
All of the actions for Cruel Ultimatum are performed sequentially, in the order listed. Earlier actions may affect how you perform later actions. For example, if the opponent sacrifices a creature that they control but you own, it will end up in your graveyard. When Cruel Ultimatum lets you return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, you can choose that one.

Format Legality

Standard Not Legal
Future Not Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Not Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not Legal
Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not Legal
Paupercommander Not Legal
Duel Legal
Oldschool Not Legal
Premodern Not Legal
Predh Legal