Desperate Measures {B}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Target creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm

English · 2025-04-11

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, released 2025-04-11, and the set is Standard legal.

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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: ccbc6fd0-42bc-4e8b-96bc-69a631ba7106
Oracle ID: f1f3df1c-5c51-445a-b66d-eee4aab23691
TCGplayer ID: 624238

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks9%
Avg. Copies3.8
Sideboard Share10%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Black Midrange (50%)Dimir Midrange (50%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
5th Place at Pro Tour Barcelona (G. Nassif)June 20, 2026
2nd Place at Standard Open (K. Budde)June 27, 2026
5th Place at Standard Challenge 32-Player (S. Yamamoto)July 2, 2026

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