wotc
As long as you control it, you will get to draw two cards when the target creature goes to the graveyard, regardless of whether it died due to having 0 toughness or something else.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #78
Desperate Measures
tdm·#78·uncommon·foil
Illus. Gaboleps
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Apr '25
1 yr ago
Value
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Volatility · moderate
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #11,898 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.
"Sing for us when we depart for battle, and sing for us if we fail to return."
—Mardu parting
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
If the creature is no longer a creature at the time it goes to the graveyard, you will still draw two cards if you controlled it at that time.
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