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Defibrillating Current

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1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Defibrillating Current, Tarkir: Dragonstorm printing
Tarkir: Dragonstorm TDM · No. 177 2025-04-11

Card text

{2/R}{2/W}{2/B}
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
EDHREC rank #20953 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

1 ruling · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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