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Showstopping Surprise | MTG Deck Rec

Showstopping Surprise

Showstopping Surprise

Instant

Choose target creature you control. Turn it face up if it's face down. Then it deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

Legal in Commander
About $0.26

What it does

one-sided fight
sweeper

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Art from Showstopping Surprise by David Palumbo

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