Desperate Gambit magic the gathering card art
Weatherlight (wth)
#96uncommon English Non-Foil

Desperate Gambit
mountain

Instant

Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

Illustrated by Pete Venters
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
The chosen source may be a permanent, a spell on the stack, or anything referred to by something on the stack (such as a Prodigal Pyromancer that’s left the battlefield while its ability is still on the stack)
2008-04-01wotc
The coin is flipped during resolution of this spell, so you know in advance what will happen when the source deals damage the next time.
2004-10-04wotc


Alternate Printings

Desperate Gambit magic the gathering card art
Normal: $0.46 | Foil: N/A





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