Oracle text
First strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay . If this creature is destroyed this way, it deals 7 damage to you.
". . . [S]creams of horror rend th' affrighted skies." —Alexander Pope, *The Rape of the Lock*
Illustrated by Jesper Myrfors
Released on April 1, 1995
Tags
Legality
- Commander
- Standard
- Modern
- Legacy
- 1v1 Commander
- Alchemy
- Standard Brawl
- Pioneer
- Pauper
- Historic
- Vintage
- Timeless
- Brawl
- Competitive Brawl
- Future
- Gladiator
- Oathbreaker
- Old School
- Pauper Commander
- Penny Dreadful
- PreDH
- Premodern
- Tiny Leaders: Reborn
LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown
Rulings
If you choose not to pay Cosmic Horror’s upkeep cost, it deals 7 damage to you only if it’s actually destroyed. If it regenerates or an effect has given it indestructible, it deals no damage.