Torment of Scarabs
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Torment of Scarabs
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Card Text
Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #8,475
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (18)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | en | Bastien L. Deharme | $0.29 | — |
| Historic Anthology 4 (HA4) | #11 | uncommon | en | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | en | Bastien L. Deharme | $0.28 | $1.57 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | de | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | de | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | es | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | es | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | fr | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | fr | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | it | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | it | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #495 | uncommon | ja | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | ja | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | ko | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | pt | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | ru | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | zhs | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
| Hour of Devastation (HOU) | #78 | uncommon | zht | Bastien L. Deharme | — | — |
Official Rulings (1)
While resolving the triggered ability of Torment of Scarabs, the enchanted player chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither. Then that player discards that card, sacrifices that permanent, or loses 3 life. That player can always choose to lose 3 life, even if they have cards to discard or nonland permanents to sacrifice.
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