Life at Stake {B}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

You and target creature's controller each secretly choose a number 0 or greater. Then, reveal the chosen numbers. If your number was highest or tied for the highest, exile that creature. Each player who chose the highest number loses that much life.

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Unknown Event

English · 2024-02-24

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this print is from Unknown Event, which is not part of standard constructed formats.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: 27ca3c56-0c02-404f-9f8f-14842223a2d9
Oracle ID: ab493514-adec-4704-8db0-53863cd590fe
TCGplayer ID: 641702

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