First printed in Weatherlight (1997)
Instant
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.
- Illustrated by
- Pete Venters
Desperate Gambit legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- 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.
- 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)
Prices
Paper price: €0.54 / $0.60 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.08 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).