Certain Death
Sorcery
EMNEldritch Moon#84common
Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 742
- Illustrator
- Kev Walker
- Found in
- Eldritch Moon MTGO Redemption · Eldritch Moon MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Plays as:
DrainSpot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Nonfoil
$0.05
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.09L $0.02$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.27
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Since Feb 2024:H $0.30L $0.10$0.11
$0.08
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Rulings
2 · latest Jul 13, 2016
- WotCJul 13, 2016
If the creature becomes an illegal target for Certain Death, no player gains or loses life. If it’s a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely due to having indestructible, its controller still loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
- WotCJul 13, 2016
The targeted creature will have already left the battlefield before its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. If it has any abilities that care about gaining or losing life, they won’t apply.