First printed in Kaladesh (2016)
Enchantment
Whenever an artifact you control enters, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
, Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy target creature. Activate only if you control two or more artifacts.
- Illustrated by
- Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- You can pay
only once each time Underhanded Designs's triggered ability resolves. You can't pay more to cause your opponents to lose more life.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Underhanded Designs's first ability causes the opposing team to lose a total of 2 life. You still gain only 1 life.
- The number of artifacts you control is checked only as you activate Underhanded Designs's last ability. It's not checked again as it resolves.
Prices
Paper price: €0.19 / $0.17 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).