Oath of Mages
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SetEXO
Collector #90
Released1998-06-15
Rarityrare
ArtistKeith Parkinson
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Oath of Mages

RareColour IDMV 2
Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who has more life than they do and is their opponent. The first player may have this enchantment deal 1 damage to the second player.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
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 Oct 2009
The targeted player having more life than the current player is a part of the targeting requirement. A player can’t be targeted by this ability unless it’s true, and the ability doesn’t resolve if it’s no longer true at that time.
wotc1 Oct 2009
The ability can only target an opponent of the current player.