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Crooked Scales

{4}

Artifact

The List·plst #MMQ-291·Rare·2021·Art by Ron Spears
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Crooked Scales
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Oracle Text

{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Set
The List (PLST)
Number
#MMQ-291
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Ron Spears
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.89
EUR
€0.81

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/4/2004·wotc

If you pay the {3}, you do not choose a new pair of targets when it repeats. This means that if you lose the flip, you have the choice of having your creature destroyed or paying {3} to try again to win the flip. If you lose again, you get the same choice, and so on. You can keep trying to destroy your opponent’s creature as long as you have mana to pay.

10/4/2004·wotc

You choose both targets on activation, so you can only activate this when you can legally choose both targets.

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