Certain Death

Eldritch Moon (EMN) #84 · Common · Sorcery

Mana cost: {5}{B}

Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Some spirits cling to one person, feasting on the growing fear until a final moment of all-consuming terror.

Illustrated by Kev Walker · Released July 22, 2016

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.05 USD · €0.05 EUR
• Foil: $0.31 USD · €0.20 EUR

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: unchanged at $0.05 USD.

Printings

1. Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #102 (SIR) · Common · 2023
2. Jumpstart 2022 #386 (J22) · Common · 2022 · $0.11 USD
3. The List #EMN-84 (PLST) · Common · 2019 · $0.26 USD
4. Welcome Deck 2017 #16 (W17) · Common · 2017 · $0.13 USD
5. Eldritch Moon #84 (this printing) · Common · 2016 · $0.05 USD

Legality

• Standard: Not legal
• Alchemy: Not legal
• Pioneer: Legal
• Historic: Legal
• Modern: Legal
• Brawl: Legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Not legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

Rulings

1. 2016-07-13 · wotc — The targeted creature will have already left the battlefield before its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. If it has any abilities that care about gaining or losing life, they won’t apply.
2. 2016-07-13 · wotc — If the creature becomes an illegal target for Certain Death, no player gains or loses life. If it’s a legal target but isn’t destroyed, most likely due to having indestructible, its controller still loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

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