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Certain Death
Sorcery
common
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Semantic Tags
Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
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Printings (5)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered#102 | common | · | · | · |
| Jumpstart 2022#386 | common | · | · | · |
| The List#EMN-84 | common | · | · | · |
| Welcome Deck 2017#16 | common | · | · | · |
| Eldritch Moon#84 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
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.
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.