Certain Death
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.04
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.05
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
90-day paper retail (USD)
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This printing
SetEMN
Collector #84
Released2016-07-22
Raritycommon
ArtistKev Walker
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Certain Death

CommonColour IDMV 6
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2017-04-15Newest 2023-03-21Cheapest priced $0.05 in J22
Rulings (2)
wotc13 Jul 2016
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.
wotc13 Jul 2016
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.