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◇ Catalog #7

Tainted Remedy

DIGITAL ONLY

ea1·#7·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Izzy

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wishlisted

Jul '22

4 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,640 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment

If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2015-06-22wotc

Having more than one Tainted Remedy on the battlefield doesn’t have any noticeable effect on life gain. Once the effect of one Tainted Remedy applies, there is no life gain for the others to apply to.

2015-06-22wotc

If more than one replacement effect tries to apply to a life gain event, the player who would gain life chooses the order in which they apply. For example, if a player who controls Alhammarret’s Archive would gain 3 life while Tainted Remedy is on the battlefield, that player may choose to have the 3 life become doubled to 6 life and then lose 6 life. The player may also choose to apply Tainted Remedy first, turning “gain 3 life” into “lose 3 life.” Alhammarret’s Archive would then not apply.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from EA1 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #7 of *Explorer Anthology 1*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2022 Explorer Anthology 1 release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,640 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Izzy. Rarix catalogs 941 other cards credited to this artist.