Tourach's Canticle is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card, then discards a card at random.
Complete guide
Tourach's Canticle is a potent piece of hand disruption that offers both precision and unpredictability. By combining a targeted discard with a random one, it ensures you remove the biggest threat while still depleting your opponent's resources.
What It Does
Tourach's Canticle forces a single target opponent to reveal their entire hand to you. You first pick one card for them to discard, and immediately following that, the opponent must discard another card chosen at random from their remaining hand.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, you target an opponent as you cast the spell. Upon resolution, the opponent reveals their hand so all players can see it. You choose one card, which is placed in their graveyard. Then, without any player gaining priority, the opponent discards a second card at random from whatever is left in their hand. If they only had one card to begin with, the second part of the effect simply does nothing.
Common Mistakes
A frequent error is trying to respond between the targeted discard and the random discard. Because these actions are part of a single spell's resolution, no player can cast spells or activate abilities until both cards have been discarded. Additionally, if the opponent has two cards in hand and you choose one, the second one is automatically the 'random' discard since it is the only one left.
When to Play It
This sorcery is best utilized when your opponent is holding a small number of powerful cards. By stripping away their best answer or combo piece with the targeted choice, you maximize the chance that the random discard takes away their second-best option, leaving them with an empty hand and no way to recover.
Interaction examples
VictimizeIf your opponent has Victimize and two creatures in hand, you can cast Tourach's Canticle to force them to discard Victimize. Then, the random effect may force them to discard one of the creatures they were planning to reanimate, effectively dismantling their entire strategy in one turn.
Toxic DelugeBefore you cast Toxic Deluge to clear the board, you can use Tourach's Canticle to see if the opponent has a protection spell or a counterspell. You choose the counterspell to be discarded, and the random discard might take away a creature they were holding back to rebuild after your Toxic Deluge.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Tourach's Canticle
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If a player discards two cards with madness due to Tourach's Canticle, the madness triggered abilities may be put on the stack in either order.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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