MScore: 2.0/10

Enemy of Enlightenment

{5} {B}

Enchantment Creature — Demonuncommon

Flying

This creature gets -1/-1 for each card in your opponents' hands.

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player discards a card.

"Evil flourishes where ignorance thrives." —Perisophia the philosopher

5/5

Illustrated by James Ryman · Theros Beyond Death · #92

Rulings for Enemy of Enlightenment

2020-01-24
The ability that modifies the power and toughness of Enemy of Enlightenment applies only while it's on the battlefield.

2020-01-24
If a spell or ability causes an opponent to draw one or more cards, wait until that spell or ability has finished resolving to determine whether Enemy of Enlightenment dies for having 0 toughness. If that spell or ability also causes cards to leave that player's hand, Enemy of Enlightenment may briefly be a 0/0 creature without dying.

2020-01-24
As the last ability resolves, first you choose a card in hand without revealing it, then each other player in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen cards are discarded at the same time.

2020-01-24
If any player can't discard a card, skip that player and each other player discards a card.

Format Legality

Duellegal

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