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Certain Death

Certain Death

{5}{B}Sorcery

Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Official rulings

  1. 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)
  2. 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)

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