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Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Instant

uncommon

Target creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.

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Semantic Tags

Card Drawmechanical

Puts additional cards into your hand. Includes direct draw, 'look/reveal and put into hand' effects, and conditional draw triggers.

Combat Trickmechanical

An instant-speed spell that modifies combat — pump, protection, or removal during combat.

An instant-speed spell that modifies combat — pump, protection, or removal during combat.

Dies Triggersmechanical

Benefits from creatures or permanents dying — death triggers, blood artist effects.

Pumpmechanical

A spell or ability that gives a temporary power/toughness boost.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemylegal

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Printings (1)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Tarkir: Dragonstorm#78uncommon···

Rulings

2025-04-04

As long as you control it, you will get to draw two cards when the target creature goes to the graveyard, regardless of whether it died due to having 0 toughness or something else.

2025-04-04

If the creature is no longer a creature at the time it goes to the graveyard, you will still draw two cards if you controlled it at that time.