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Eye for an Eye

{W}{W}

Instant

5EDFifth Edition#30rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 44–132
Illustrator
Mark Poole
Found in
Fifth Edition Starter Deck · Fifth Edition Booster Pack
Printings8EDHREC rank#22,093
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, instead that source deals that much damage to you and Eye for an Eye deals that much damage to that source's controller.
Market · per finishspark updated 30m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+7.9%
$0.68
$0.25 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
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Rulings

2 · latest Feb 1, 2009
  • WotCFeb 1, 2009

    Eye for an Eye must resolve before damage would be dealt to you in order to affect that damage.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2009

    The damage dealt to you is still being dealt by the original source. The damage dealt to the other player is being dealt by Eye for an Eye.