wotc
A creature gaining flying after it has been blocked by a creature without flying or reach won't remove the blocking creature from combat or cause the creature it blocked to become unblocked.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #WAR-266
Desperate Lunge
plst·#WAR-266·common·nonfoil
Illus. Deruchenko Alexander
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Aug '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.09+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $0.09 · low $0.08
NM$0.09
LP—
MP—
HP—
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$0.08–$0.10modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $0.09low $0.07range 28.6%n 51
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,202 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
Ravnica held its breath as the hero of the resistance—their last hope—flew through the sky, his dark sword ready to strike a god.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Desperate Lunge tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain 2 life.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.09. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.07 and $0.09 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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 #WAR-266 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 The List release.
Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #24,202 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Deruchenko Alexander. Rarix catalogs 324 other cards credited to this artist.
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