First printed in Dragon's Maze (2013)
Instant
Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls."
The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes.
- Illustrated by
- Steve Prescott
- Watermark
- Rakdos
Showstopper legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Creatures that come under your control after Showstopper resolves won’t have the ability.
- If another player gains control of a creature you control after Showstopper resolves, and then later that turn that creature dies, the creature’s controller when it died controls the triggered ability. That player chooses a creature that one of their opponents controls as a target.
Prices
Paper price: €0.10 / $0.16 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).