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Riot Control
CommonColour IDMV 3
Instant
You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Card capabilities
InstantLife gain
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2024-08-02Newest 2024-08-02Cheapest priced $0.37 in BLC
Rulings (2)
wotc15 Apr 2013
Riot Control doesn't prevent combat damage that would be dealt to planeswalkers you control. It also doesn't prevent damage that would be dealt to creatures you control.
wotc15 Apr 2013
Count the number of creatures your opponents control as Riot Control resolves to determine how much life you gain.
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