Desperate Lunge
Instant
WARWar of the Spark#266common
Ravnica held its breath as the hero of the resistance—their last hope—flew through the sky, his dark sword ready to strike a god.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 4 per booster
- Illustrator
- Deruchenko Alexander
- Found in
- War of the Spark Planeswalker Deck Gideon
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
Plays as: Combat Trick
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-14
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.14
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.14as of 2026-07-14
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H $0.28L $0.14since Feb 2024$0.02
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$0.01+50% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.11· across 3 printings
Rulings
2 · latest May 3, 2019 · one tap opens all
- WotCMay 3, 2019
A creature gaining flying after it has been blocked by a creature without flying or reach won't remove the blocking creature from combat or cause the creature it blocked to become unblocked.
- WotCMay 3, 2019
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Desperate Lunge tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain 2 life.