Dark Temper
Conflux (CON) #61 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{R}
Dark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead.
When you've got the temperament of a dragon, every argument is one you'll win.
Illustrated by Jaime Jones · Released February 6, 2009
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.03 USD · €0.09 EUR
- Foil: $0.19 USD · €0.17 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: unchanged at $0.03 USD.
Printings
- Conflux #61 (this printing) · Common · 2009 · $0.03 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2009-02-01 · wotc — Dark Temper has a self-replacement effect, which applies before other prevention or replacement effects would. If you control a black permanent as Dark Temper resolves, it doesn’t deal damage at all (so damage prevention or redirection effects would have no effect); it simply destroys the targeted creature.
- 2009-02-01 · wotc — This checks the colors of permanents you control as it resolves.