Printings
Theater of Horrors
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Ravnica Allegiance (RNA)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 213
Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. During your turn, if an opponent lost life this turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this enchantment. {3}{R}: This enchantment deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- January 25, 2019
Theater of Horrors doesn't change when you can play the exiled cards during your turn. For example, if you exile a sorcery card, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty. If you exile a land card, you can play it only during your main phase and only if you have an available land play remaining.
Source: wotc - January 25, 2019
Casting an exiled card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
Source: wotc - January 25, 2019
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
Source: wotc - January 25, 2019
In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life during your turn and then leaves the game, you can play cards exiled with Theater of Horrors.
Source: wotc
Price History
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