Ensnared by the Mara

Mana Value

4

Rarity

rare

Ensnared by the Mara

Sorcery

{2}{R}{R}
Color Identity: R

Card Text

Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.

Set

Doctor Who

(WHO)

EDHREC Rank

#3,431

The opponent chooses whether to exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card or to exile the top four cards of their library. They don't choose whether you cast the cards exiled by the first option.

Wotc — October 13, 2023

When a player faces a villainous choice, they first choose one of the two options, then all actions in the chosen option are performed.

Wotc — October 13, 2023

If a spell or ability requires multiple players to face a villainous choice, the result is a little different from other effects in Magic. In that case, the first player in turn order makes their choice and the action for that choice is performed before the next player makes their choice. Then each of the remaining players repeat this process in turn order.

Wotc — October 13, 2023

A player facing a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if one or both of the options are impossible. For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option.

Wotc — October 13, 2023

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