Smoldering Tar
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This printing
SetINV
Collector #275
Released2000-10-02
Rarityuncommon
ArtistDavid Day
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Smoldering Tar

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player loses 1 life.
Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals 4 damage to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
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 (1)
wotc15 Apr 2013
If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.