Illustrated by Anthony Francisco · Card image provided by Scryfall.
ALA 159 · rare
Brilliant Ultimatum
Sorcery
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Collector number159
SetShards of Alara (ALA)
Rarityrare
Released2008-10-03
Mana cost{W}{W}{U}{U}{U}{B}{B}
Mana value7
ColoursB, U, W
Power / toughness—
ArtistAnthony Francisco
Oracle text
Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.
Format legality
modern: legallegacy: legalvintage: legalpenny: legalcommander: legaloathbreaker: legalduel: legalpredh: legal
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