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Desperate Gambit

{R}

Instant

WTHWeatherlight#96uncommon
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 18
Illustrator
Pete Venters
Found in
Weatherlight Booster Pack
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

Plays as: Damage Amplifier

Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.59
$0.44 low$0.32 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.59· across 1 printing

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    The chosen source may be a permanent, a spell on the stack, or anything referred to by something on the stack (such as a Prodigal Pyromancer that’s left the battlefield while its ability is still on the stack)

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The coin is flipped during resolution of this spell, so you know in advance what will happen when the source deals damage the next time.