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Cruel Entertainment Commander 2016 MTG card
C16 #11 · Art by David Palumbo
C16 set symbol, RareCommander 2016#11Rare

Cruel Entertainment

Sorcery
Nonfoil
TCGplayer market · C16 #11 nonfoil
$8.20 +0.5% +$0.04, 7 days
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30 days
+1.0%
EDHREC rank
#13,077 Down 47 in 30 days
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Cruel Entertainment Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $8.20, up 0.5% over 7 days, up 1.0% over 30 days, up 0.2% over 90 days.

Cruel Entertainment Price History

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Where to Buy and Sell Cruel Entertainment

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Cruel Entertainment in Sealed Products

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Cruel Entertainment Printings & Prices

Cruel Entertainment has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.

C16 set symbol, RareC16 #11
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Cruel Entertainment Rules Text & Legality

Cruel Entertainment

Choose target player and another target player. The first player controls the second player during the second player's next turn, and the second player controls the first player during the first player's next turn.

Cruel Entertainment is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.

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Cruel Entertainment Rulings

  • Nov 8, 2016

    Controlling a player doesn’t allow the controlling player to look at the controlled player’s sideboard. If an effect instructs that player to choose a card from outside the game, the controlling player can’t have that player choose a card.

  • Nov 8, 2016

    Cruel Entertainment’s controller may be one of its targets, even if it’s less entertaining this way.

  • Nov 8, 2016

    If a player who would be controlled skips their next turn, the other player will control the next turn the affected player actually takes.

  • Nov 8, 2016

    If one player loses the game before controlling the other player, the other player takes their turn normally.

  • Nov 8, 2016

    Multiple player-controlling effects that affect the same player overwrite each other. The last one to be created is the one that works.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Cruel Entertainment has been reprinted 1 time.

  • Nov 11, 2016C16 set symbol, RareCommander 2016C16 #11

Cruel Entertainment in Commander

Cruel Entertainment is the #13,077 most-played card on EDHREC, down 47 places over the last 30 days.

#13,077 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 47 in 30 days

Cruel Entertainment FAQ

How much is Cruel Entertainment worth?

Cruel Entertainment is worth about $8.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Cruel Entertainment legal in Commander?

Yes. Cruel Entertainment is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.

Has Cruel Entertainment been reprinted?

Yes. Cruel Entertainment has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Cruel Entertainment expensive?

Cruel Entertainment holds a $8.20 price because supply is limited to a single printing.

What can I play instead of Cruel Entertainment?

Cards that fill a similar role include Worst Fears, Mindslaver, Sorin Markov.