Cruel Truths 
Instant
🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler
Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
💡 Standard legal because this card is from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, released 2025-04-11, and the set is Standard legal.
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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: 6852b4d5-74e0-44ba-ba44-20aa91e3c4c8
Oracle ID: 2e68e3f7-b168-4541-b8a0-791a8a6ebde8
TCGplayer ID: 623944
📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence
Standard Decks12%
Avg. Copies3.5
Sideboard Share74%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Black Midrange (60%)Dimir Midrange (16%)Golgari Midrange (24%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
12th Place at Standard Open (K. Budde)July 5, 2026
Top 4 at Standard Challenge 32-Player (S. Yamamoto)June 20, 2026
12th Place at Arena Championship Qualifier (J. Peach)June 27, 2026
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (P. Vitor Damo da Rosa)July 2, 2026
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