Defibrillating Current

Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #177 · Uncommon · Sorcery

Mana cost: {2/R}{2/W}{2/B}

Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.

A small shock to save a life, a large one to take it away.
—Mardu healer's adage

Illustrated by Isis · Released April 11, 2025

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.17 USD · €0.07 EUR
• Foil: $0.21 USD · €0.12 EUR

Nonfoil price since July 24, 2026: up $0.10 USD (142.9%) to $0.17 USD; low $0.07 USD, high $0.17 USD.

Printings

1. Tarkir: Dragonstorm #177 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2025 · $0.17 USD

Legality

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

Rulings

1. 2025-04-04 · wotc — If the target permanent is an illegal target as Defibrillating Current tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.

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