Printings
Fateful Showdown
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Kaladesh (KLD)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 114
Oracle Text
Fateful Showdown deals damage to any target equal to the number of cards in your hand. Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- January 19, 2018
There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called “story spotlights”—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.
Source: wotc - September 20, 2016
If Fateful Showdown's target becomes an illegal target, you won't discard your hand or draw any cards.
Source: wotc - September 20, 2016
The number of cards in your hand is counted only as Fateful Showdown resolves. Fateful Showdown is on the stack at this time, so it's not counted.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.