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Fall of the Gavel
UncommonColour IDMV 5
Instant
Counter target spell. You gain 5 life.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 2012
You must be able to target a spell to cast Fall of the Gavel.
wotc1 Oct 2012
If the target spell is an illegal target when Fall of the Gavel tries to resolve (perhaps because it’s been countered by another spell), Fall of the Gavel won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain 5 life.
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