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Martyrdom

{1}{W}{W}

Instant

Alliances·all #10b·Common·1996·Art by Mark Poole
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Martyrdom
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Oracle Text

Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may activate this ability.

"The only true immortality is in dying for a cause." —Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest

Set
Alliances (ALL)
Number
#10b
Rarity
Common
Artist
Mark Poole
Frame
1993
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.31
EUR
€0.24

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

10/4/2004·wotc

Can be used to redirect damage from that creature to itself. This has no particularly useful effect.

10/4/2004·wotc

If the target creature is not still on the battlefield when the damage is to be redirected, the damage stays where it is.

10/4/2004·wotc

If the target stops being a creature, you can’t redirect damage to it until/unless it becomes a creature again.

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