Poison the Cup

Card text

Destroy target creature. If this spell was foretold, scry 2.

Foretell {1}{B} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Dark schemes cut down what armies cannot.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of Poison the Cup by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Poison the Cup

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Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Poison the Cup, newest first.

• 2021-02-05 If you’re casting a foretold card from exile for its foretell cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
• 2021-02-05 Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you’re taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
• 2021-02-05 Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player’s turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn’t an instant (or doesn’t have flash), you’ll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.
• 2021-02-05 If the target creature is an illegal target as Poison the Cup tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t scry 2 if Poison the Cup was foretold.

Similar cards

Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

• Dark Ritual