The Battlefield

Peer into the Abyss

$2.24

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$81.99

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Peer into the Abyss + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Overview

When Peer into the Abyss resolves targeting a player while an opponent controls Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, the target draws the required number of cards one at a time (see ). Sheoldred’s “Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life” triggers for each individual draw, but those triggered abilities are not put on the stack until after Peer finishes resolving and state-based actions are checked (see ). After all individual draws are completed, Peer’s instruction that the target "loses half their life" is applied (round up per ruling [Ruling 2020-06-23]). Then triggered abilities from the draws are placed on the stack and resolve in their chosen order (see and [Ruling 2022-09-09]). If the draw instructions caused the player to attempt to draw from an empty library, the player loses the game as a state-based action before those triggers are placed on the stack (see and ). If the player’s life becomes 0 or less due to Peer’s life loss, they lose the game as a state-based action before draw-triggered abilities resolve (see and ).

Step 1

Peer into the Abyss resolves and instructs: the targeted player draws X cards equal to half their library (round up) and then loses half their life (round up) — the draws are performed first and are individual draws ().

Step 2

Each individual card draw causes Sheoldred’s "Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life" triggered ability to trigger for each draw. Those triggered abilities are noted as waiting to be put on the stack but are not put on the stack immediately ().

Step 3

After all individual draws specified by Peer are completed, Peer’s "lose half their life" effect is applied (round up per [Ruling 2020-06-23]).

Step 4

Once Peer has finished resolving, the game performs a state-based action check (). If the target has 0 or less life, they lose the game (). If the target attempted to draw from an empty library at any point during those draws, they lose the game due to that attempt ( and ).

Step 5

If the player has not lost the game from life or drawing from an empty library, all Sheoldred-draw triggers that were waiting are put on the stack and will resolve in the chosen order (controller decisions apply; see and [Ruling 2022-09-09] if multiple players’ triggers are involved). Each trigger will cause the drawing player to lose 2 life as each resolves.

Resolution

Peer’s draws happen one at a time () while Sheoldred generates a separate triggered ability for each individual draw. Those triggers are created during resolution but are only placed on the stack after Peer has fully finished resolving and state-based actions are checked (). Peer’s "lose half their life" effect is applied as written during the spell’s resolution (round up per [Ruling 2020-06-23]). Any game-loss events from attempting to draw from an empty library (, ) or from having 0 or less life () are checked and applied before the draw triggers are put on the stack (), so those events can prevent Sheoldred’s draw triggers from ever resolving.

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