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Skewer the Critics 
Sorcery · Common · Ravnica Allegiance · #115
Spectacle {R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.
Legal inCommanderPioneerModernLegacyVintagePauper
Not legal inBrawlStandard
7 printings · $0.35 to $5.49 at Card Kingdom
| Set | Number | Rarity | Card Kingdom | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking News | 26 | Uncommon | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| The List | RNA-115 | Common | $0.35 | — |
| Ravnica Allegiance | 115 | Common | $0.35 | $0.79 |
| Ravnica Remastered | 124 | Common | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Ravnica Remastered | 340 | Common | $0.59 | $1.49Out of stock |
| Secret Lair Drop | 2051 | Rare | $3.49 | $4.99Out of stock |
| Secret Lair Drop | 2056 | Rare | — | $5.49 |
6 rulings from Wizards of the Coast
- 12 January 2024In 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.)
- 12 January 2024To 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.
- 12 January 2024Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
- 12 January 2024Spectacle 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.
- 12 January 2024Spectacle 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.
- 12 January 2024A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.