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If the target permanent is an illegal target as Defibrillating Current tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #177
Defibrillating Current
tdm·#177·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Isis
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wishlisted
Apr '25
1 yr ago
Value
$0.09$0 (-18.2%)
30 days high $0.11 · low $0.08
Volatility · high
EUR€0.02USD$0.09TIX0.03 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,246 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.
A small shock to save a life, a large one to take it away.
—Mardu healer's adage
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.09, down from $0.11 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.11 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 20 hours ago at $0.09.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
This card belongs to *Tarkir: Dragonstorm* (released April 2025).
Card #177 in Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black/red/white. Mana cost: {2/R}{2/W}{2/B} (6 converted).
Legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic, and Alchemy.
EDHrec ranks this card #20,246 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Isis. Rarix tracks 69 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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