Dark Temper
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This printing
SetCON
Collector #61
Released2009-02-06
Raritycommon
ArtistJaime Jones
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Dark Temper

CommonColour IDMV 3
Instant
Dark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Feb 2009
Dark Temper has a self-replacement effect, which applies before other prevention or replacement effects would. If you control a black permanent as Dark Temper resolves, it doesn’t deal damage at all (so damage prevention or redirection effects would have no effect); it simply destroys the targeted creature.
wotc1 Feb 2009
This checks the colors of permanents you control as it resolves.