Light Up the Stage (PLST #RNA-107)
Light Up the Stage is a uncommon printing from The List (PLST #RNA-107), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak.
Card text
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
"Places, everyone!"
—Judith
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Set | The List (PLST) |
| Collector number | RNA-107 |
| Artist | Dmitry Burmak |
| Released | 2020-09-01 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.34 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- January 25, 2019 — Casting an exiled card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.
- January 25, 2019 — If you don't play a card exiled this way, it remains in exile.
- January 25, 2019 — Light Up the Stage doesn't change when you can play the exiled cards. 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.
- January 12, 2024 — In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
- January 12, 2024 — Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
- January 12, 2024 — To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
- January 12, 2024 — A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.
- January 12, 2024 — Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
- January 12, 2024 — Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
Decks that play it
Decks built with the MTGBrew AI Deck Builder that include Light Up the Stage:
- Krenko, Mob Boss — Aggro Commander Deck — Commander · Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss