First printed in Ravnica Allegiance (2019)
All 7 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2051, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2056, 2025
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The List (PLST) #RNA-115, 2024
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Breaking News (OTP) #26, 2024
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Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #124, 2024
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Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #340, 2024
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Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #115, 2019
Skewer the Critics 

Sorcery
Spectacle (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Skewer the Critics deals 3 damage to any target.
In the last 30 days 1.1% of Modern decks played it (24 of 2268). Most played in Prowess. In the last 30 days 0.2% of Legacy decks played it (2 of 1071). Most played in Burn.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft | 53.2% | -0.9 | +0.8 | 32241 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Sealed | 52.6% | -2.7 | -1.4 | 2204 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal