First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm (2025)

Defibrillating Current

Sorcery

Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.

A small shock to save a life, a large one to take it away.
—Mardu healer's adage

Legality

Legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders

2025-04-04 If the target permanent is an illegal target as Defibrillating Current tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Win rates of Defibrillating Current in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft	54.2%	-0.9	0.0	12651
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed	50.8%	-6.5	-3.9	1380

Set

GIH WR

vs set

IWD

Games

Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft

54.2%

-0.9

0.0

12651

Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Sealed

50.8%

-6.5

-3.9

1380