Pick Your Poison
Choose any number of modes that total exactly 4. You may choose the same mode more than once. [1] Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. [2] Create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch. [4] All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Rulings (2)
Nov 12, 2019 · Each chosen mode is performed in the order printed. This means, for example, that you can’t create a Snake token and then put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Nov 12, 2019 · If you choose the first mode at least once, Pick Your Poison will have at least one target. If those targets all become illegal before Pick Your Poison would resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.
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Recent qualifying decks
No tournament decks have played Pick Your Poison since coverage began (Jun 1, 2026). Decks land here after the next nightly ingest.