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Exsanguinate
UncommonColour IDMV 2
Sorcery
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Card capabilities
Life lossSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
8 other English printingsEarliest 2010-10-01Newest 2025-06-13Cheapest priced $0.37 in FIC
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Jan 2011
Players can lose more life than they have. For example, say you're playing a multiplayer game in which one of your opponents has 3 life and your other opponent has 10 life. If you cast Exsanguinate with X of 4, your opponents will wind up at -1 life and 6 life, respectively. You'll gain 8 life.
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