Traumatic Critique · CommanderView

Traumatic Critique

Traumatic Critique

Instant

Oracle text

Traumatic Critique deals X damage to any target. Draw two cards, then discard a card.

"The *artist* should suffer for their craft, not the audience!" —Galazeth Prismari

Illustrated by Aaron Miller

Released on April 24, 2026

Tags

blue effectburnburn anyburn battleburn creatureburn planeswalkerburn playercard advantagecatalogdiscard outletdrawlootremovalremoval burnremoval creatureremoval planeswalkerspot removal

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

2026-03-20
If the target is illegal as Traumatic Critique tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw or discard.