Smallpox (SOA #33)
Smallpox is a rare printing from Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA #33), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Lorenzo Gaggiotti.
Card text
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.
"One plane's poison is another's miracle cure. One plane's deadly plague is another's common cold. An interplanar medical body could save an unfathomable number of lives."
—Lisette, Witherbloom dean
Details
| Mana cost | {B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) |
| Collector number | 33 |
| Artist | Lorenzo Gaggiotti |
| Released | 2026-04-24 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-20, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.91, foil $1.27 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | 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 | Legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- March 19, 2021 — Any abilities that trigger while Smallpox is resolving will wait to be put onto the stack until Smallpox is done resolving.
- March 19, 2021 — Any abilities of the lands sacrificed may modify or trigger on the creatures being sacrificed and on the cards being discarded. Abilities of the creatures won't modify or trigger on the lands being sacrificed, but may modify or trigger on the cards being discarded.
- March 19, 2021 — As Smallpox resolves, first each player loses 1 life at the same time. Next, each player chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then all of the cards are discarded at the same time. Then starting with the player whose turn it is and proceeding in turn order, each player chooses a creature, knowing the choices made before them. All of the creatures are sacrificed at the same time, then finally repeat this process for lands.
Other printings of Smallpox
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Smallpox:
- Smallpox (CNS #125)
- Smallpox (DDR #61)
- Smallpox (M12 #108)
- Smallpox (SOA #163)
- Smallpox (SOA #98)
- Smallpox (TSP #131)
- Smallpox (TSR #139)
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