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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Desperate Gambit

R · Instant

Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

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NameManaTypeText
Greater Realm of Preservation 1WEnchantment {1}{W}: The next time a black or red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Dark Sphere 0Artifact {T}, Sacrifice Dark Sphere: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent half that damage, rounded down.
General's Regalia 3Artifact {3}: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, that damage is dealt to target creature you control instead.
Nova Pentacle 4Artifact {3}, {T}: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, that damage is dealt to target creature of an opponent's choice instead.
Circle of Despair 1WBEnchantment {1}, Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
Martyr's Cause 2WEnchantment Sacrifice a creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
Deflecting Palm RWInstant The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
Honorable Passage 1WInstant The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a red source is prevented this way, Honorable Passage deals that much damage to the source's controller.
Dual Doomsuits Artifact — Contraption Whenever you crank Dual Doomsuits, each time a source you control would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead.
Pay No Heed WInstant Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.
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