Torment of Hailfire (2287) – MTG Proxy Secret Lair Drop Series

Commander

Legal

Modern

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Standard

Not legal

Legacy

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Pauper

Not legal

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Updated Nov 4, 2026

1. Jul 14, 2017
   If X is 0, Torment of Hailfire resolves with no effect.
2. Jul 14, 2017
   While resolving Torment of Hailfire, your opponent chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither. Then that player discards that card, sacrifices that permanent, or loses 3 life, then repeats this process if it hasn’t been done X times yet. Your opponent can always choose to lose 3 life, even if they have cards to discard or nonland permanents to sacrifice.
3. Jul 14, 2017
   Each repetition through this process is done separately. If an opponent sacrifices a creature with an ability that triggers when another creature dies, for example, it will see creatures that are sacrificed before it, but not those are sacrificed after it.
4. Jul 14, 2017
   State-based actions aren’t checked in between repetitions of this process, so the game state may be a little unusual while making the choice. For example, a player may sacrifice a creature and then later sacrifice an Aura that was attached to that creature.
5. Jul 14, 2017
   In a multiplayer game, each opponent in turn order makes their choice once, then all of the actions occur simultaneously, then they repeat this process if it hasn’t been done X times yet. Opponents will know choices made by earlier opponents when making their choices, although a card chosen to be discarded this way isn’t revealed until it’s discarded.
6. Jul 14, 2017
   In a Two-Headed Giant game, Torment of Hailfire causes both opponents to sacrifice a nonland permanent, discard a card, or lose 3 life X times. Your opponents can choose the same torment or different ones each time.

Updated Nov 4, 2026