Shrieking Affliction

set	min	mtgo
-	1.18	0.03 tix

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Name	Shrieking Affliction
Type	Enchantment
Description	At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has one or fewer cards in hand, they lose 3 life.
Flavor	A gargoyle's voice reaches pitches that will shatter glass and warp bone.
Artist	Johann Bodin
Set	Return to Ravnica #76
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Shrieking Affliction

Shrieking Affliction, Enchantment, designed by Johann Bodin first released in Oct, 2012 in the set Return to Ravnica. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 1.18.

A deck that focuses on disrupting the opponent's hand size or card draw, such as a discard-heavy black deck or a control deck looking to deplete the opponent's resources, would benefit from including Shrieking Affliction. While it can be a strong card in the right deck, there are potentially better options like The Rack, which deals damage based on the number of cards in the opponent's hand, providing more consistent damage output. However, Shrieking Affliction can still be a valuable inclusion in decks looking to apply pressure on the opponent's hand size and life total simultaneously.

Rules

10/01/12

Shrieking Affliction’s ability will trigger only if an opponent begins their upkeep with one or fewer cards in hand. The ability will check the number of cards in that player’s hand again when it tries to resolve. If that player has two or more cards in hand at that time, that player won’t lose life.