Remorseless Punishment (POGW)
Sorcery
Target opponent loses 5 life unless that player discards two cards or sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. Repeat this process once.
"I have suffered a thousand lifetimes of agony on this wretched world. I've far less time to share with you, but I assure you, no less pain."
—Ob Nixilis
89s/65
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Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
- pioneer: legal
Rulings
- 2016-01-22:
The player can’t choose to discard two cards unless they have at least two cards in hand. Similarly, that player can’t choose to sacrifice a creature or planeswalker unless they control one. This means that if the target opponent doesn’t have two cards in hand and doesn’t control a creature or planeswalker, that player will lose 5 life and then lose 5 life again.
- 2016-01-22:
No player may take any actions between the two times the player goes through the process.
- 2016-01-22:
Any abilities that trigger while Remorseless Punishment is resolving will be put on the stack after it has completely resolved.
- 2016-04-08:
The same player chooses both times. In a multiplayer game, you can’t choose a different opponent to repeat the process.