
Sudden Storm
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Born of the Gods (BNG)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 53
Oracle Text
Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- February 1, 2014
If a creature affected by Sudden Storm changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, Sudden Storm will prevent it from becoming untapped during its new controller’s next untap step.
Source: wotc - February 1, 2014
If you chose two targets and one is an illegal target when Sudden Storm resolves, that creature won’t become tapped and it won’t be stopped from untapping during its controller’s next untap step. It won’t be affected by Sudden Storm in any way.
Source: wotc - February 1, 2014
This spell can target tapped creatures. If a targeted creature is already tapped when the spell resolves, that creature remains tapped and doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.
Source: wotc - February 1, 2014
If you choose zero targets, you’ll just scry 1 when the ability resolves. However, if you choose at least one target and all of Sudden Storm’s targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t scry in that case.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability’s targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t scry.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you’ll scry last. For others, that means you’ll scry and then perform other actions.
Source: wotc - September 15, 2013
When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.
Source: wotc
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