First printed in Duskmourn: House of Horror (2024)
Instant
Winter's Intervention deals 2 damage to target creature. You gain 2 life.
"Can we trust him?" Niko whispered as they eyed the stranger. "I don't know," the Wanderer replied, "but he's a lot friendlier than the creature that was chasing us."
- Illustrated by
- Cristi Balanescu
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH
Ruling (1)
- If the target creature is an illegal target as Winter's Intervention tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK), Premier Draft | 54.9% | +0.4 | +3.3 | 60467 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK), Sealed | 55.6% | -0.3 | +1.6 | 3676 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen