Certain Death
Sorcery
J22Jumpstart 2022#386common
Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Kev Walker
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 finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.11+120.0%$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Nonfoil$0.11+120.0%30DLowest listing
$0.01Buylist
$0.01Buy / Sell Gap
$0.000% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$0.11+120.0%30D
30D range$0.05to$0.14Since Feb 2024:H $0.14L $0.01Loading other printings
Found in
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Jumpstart 2022 Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $9.80
$9.80Nonfoil under 10%Jumpstart 2022 2 Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $17.13
$17.13Nonfoil under 10%
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.