Desperate Measures

Tarkir: Dragonstorm • #78 • uncommon

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Live Value $0.25

Foil Multiplier: 1.2x

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Never reprinted since its original release.

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Desperate Measures

Tarkir: Dragonstorm • #78 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$0.25

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

TDM

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#11,685

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant

Color Identity Black

🖋️ Curator's Notes

Target creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.

""Sing for us when we depart for battle, and sing for us if we fail to return." —Mardu parting"

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

2025-04-04

As long as you control it, you will get to draw two cards when the target creature goes to the graveyard, regardless of whether it died due to having 0 toughness or something else.

2025-04-04

If the creature is no longer a creature at the time it goes to the graveyard, you will still draw two cards if you controlled it at that time.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2025-04-11

Set Name: Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Artist Reference: Gaboleps

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh not_legal

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