Inevitable Defeat
{1}{R}{W}{B}Instant
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This spell can't be countered.
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Protection · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- If the target permanent is an illegal target as Inevitable Defeat tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will gain or lose life. (2025-04-04)
Printings & prices
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