The 2022 Dominaria United Promo card The Cruelty of Gix (87p), a Black Saga enchantment designed by Volkan Baǵa that dominates the board through hand disruption and graveyard recursion.
2022 • Magic: The Gathering • Dominaria United Promos
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The Cruelty of Gix stands as a formidable Black Saga enchantment from the 2022 Dominaria United Promos set, identified by card number 87p. This powerful card, illustrated by Volkan Baǵa, is designed for players who thrive on control and disruption, offering a unique blend of hand manipulation and resource recovery. As an Enchantment — Saga with a mana value of five, it requires a significant investment of resources but delivers consistent, escalating threats across three distinct chapters. The gameplay of The Cruelty of Gix revolves around its progressive lore counters. Each turn, after the draw step, a new counter is added, triggering a new chapter ability. The first chapter forces opponents to reveal their hands and discard a creature or planeswalker, stripping away their defensive options early in the game. The second chapter allows the controller to search their library for any card, providing crucial resource advantage at the cost of three life. The final chapter delivers the finishing blow by bringing a creature card from a graveyard directly onto the battlefield under your control. Collectors of Magic: The Gathering trading cards value this promo for its striking design and versatile mechanics. The card’s ability to control the board state while simultaneously digging for key pieces makes it a staple in many control-oriented decks. Its status as a promotional card adds to its collectible appeal, distinguishing it from standard set releases. Whether you are building a competitive deck or expanding your library of rare enchantments, The Cruelty of Gix represents a significant addition to any serious collection.
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The Cruelty of Gix
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Volkan Baǵa
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English
{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment — Saga
B
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Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.) I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card. II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
