Name
Desperate Gambit
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Weatherlight
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
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.
Number
#96
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Premodern | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(01/04/2008)
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)
(04/10/2004)
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.
Artist
Pete Venters
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