Showstopping Surprise

Card Name

Showstopping Surprise

Mana Cost

3

Type

Instant

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Choose target creature you control. Turn it face up if it's face down. Then it deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

Flavor Text

"I prefer gasps and screams to polite applause." —Judith

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(2/2/2024)
If the target creature is a face-down creature that can't be turned face up for any reason, it will remain face down on the battlefield and still deal damage equal to its power (which is very likely to be 2) to each other creature.