wotc
The targeted creature will have already left the battlefield before its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. If it has any abilities that care about gaining or losing life, they won’t apply.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #386
Certain Death
j22·#386·common·nonfoil
Illus. Kev Walker
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wishlisted
Dec '22
3 yr ago
Value
$0.09+$0 (+80.0%)
30 days high $0.09 · low $0.05
Volatility · high
USD$0.09EUR€0.11
NM$0.09
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #23,826 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
If the creature becomes an illegal target for Certain Death, no player gains or loses life. If it’s a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely due to having indestructible, its controller still loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Kev Walker
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