Desperate Gambit

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

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.

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Weatherlight

English · 1997-06-09

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Weatherlight (released 1997-06-09), which has rotated out of Standard.

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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: f4245160-274e-4c39-9bcd-c64e9a44dfdb

Oracle ID: d8328d27-e27f-4c84-8ab5-cabb80a34f54

TCGplayer ID: 6011

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Desperate Gambit from Weatherlight

WeatherlightNormal

English | 1997-06-09

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