Desperate Gambit
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SetWTH
Collector #96
Released1997-06-09
Rarityuncommon
ArtistPete Venters
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Desperate Gambit

UncommonColour IDMV 1
Instant
Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.
Keywords
Double
Card capabilities
Instant
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 Apr 2008
The chosen source may be a permanent, a spell on the stack, or anything referred to by something on the stack (such as a Prodigal Pyromancer that’s left the battlefield while its ability is still on the stack)
wotc4 Oct 2004
The coin is flipped during resolution of this spell, so you know in advance what will happen when the source deals damage the next time.