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Certain Death

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Jumpstart 2022 J22 · No. 386 2022-12-02

Card text

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.

EDHREC rank #24898 Common Not on the Reserved List

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Standard ∅ Not legal

Pioneer ✓ Legal

Modern ✓ Legal

Legacy ✓ Legal

Vintage ✓ Legal

Pauper ✓ Legal

Commander ✓ Legal

Oathbreaker ✓ Legal

Brawl ✓ Legal

Historic ✓ Legal

Timeless ✓ Legal

Alchemy ∅ Not legal

Explorer ∅ Not legal

Gladiator ✓ Legal

Penny ∅ Not legal

Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast