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An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #1958
Roiling Vortex
sld·#1958·rare·foil
Illus. Kirokaze & Chuck Lukacs
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Feb '25
1 yr ago
Value
$5.58+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $4.74 · low $4.32
NM$4.58
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #2,449 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
{R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.
wotc
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.
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