Horrific Assault

{G} · Sorcery

Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control. If you control an Eldrazi, you gain 3 life.

Rulings (1)

Jun 7, 2024 · If either target is an illegal target as Horrific Assault tries to resolve, the creature you control won't deal damage. As long as either target is still legal and you control an Eldrazi, you'll still gain 3 life.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperLegal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Pauper

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=67 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Gruul Garden	Pauper	100%	2×	2
Gruul Ramp	Pauper	20%	2–4×	15
Gruul Ponza	Pauper	2%	2×	50

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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