The Cruelty of Gix
The Cruelty of Gix: Enchantment - Saga, Dominaria United. Read ahead. I - Target opponent reveals their hand. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Enchantment - Saga
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Dominaria United (DMU)
- Released
- 2022-09-09
- Collector number
- 87
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Commander rank
- 4,054 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Read Ahead
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About The Cruelty of Gix
The Cruelty of Gix is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black enchantment from Dominaria United (DMU), an expansion set released in September 2022. It is collector number 87 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I - Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.
II - Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.
III - Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.31 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of The Cruelty of Gix by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of The Cruelty of Gix
The Cruelty of Gix has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #87p | Rare | 2022 |
| Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #87s | Rare | 2022 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to The Cruelty of Gix, newest first.
- You must search your library as the chapter II ability resolves, and you will lose 3 life.
- As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga’s greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.
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