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 #16
Certain Death
w17·#16·common·nonfoil
Illus. Kev Walker
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Apr '17
9 yr ago
Value
$0.08+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.08 · low $0.08
Volatility · stable
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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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