CARD DISCOVERY
Smallpox
What can you build with Smallpox?
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.
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IN COMMANDER
Smallpox at a glance
- Commander
- Legal
- Colour identity
- Black
- What it does
- Discard
- Popularity
- #5,418 on EDHREC
- Mana cost
- {B}{B}
- Rarity
- Rare
- First printed
- 2006 · 8 printings
- Artist
- Lorenzo Gaggiotti
Popularity rank from EDHREC, card data from Scryfall.
CARD OVERVIEW
Smallpox
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.
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FAQ
Questions about Smallpox
What does Smallpox do?
Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.
Is Smallpox legal in Commander?
Yes, Smallpox is legal in Commander.
What colour identity is Smallpox?
Black. A Commander deck can only include it if the commander's colour identity contains these colours.
Which commanders work with Smallpox?
Commanders whose abilities use what it does include Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Junji, the Midnight Sky, Rankle, Master of Pranks and Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern.
What cards are similar to Smallpox?
Cards that do a similar job include Torment of Hailfire, Unearth, Syphon Mind and Decree of Pain.
Can I see what I can build with Smallpox?
Yes. Add your cards to Mana For Cards and it shows which Commander decks you're closest to building, including ones that use Smallpox, and what you're missing.
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