Deadly Riposte

Mana Cost

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Deadly Riposte deals 3 damage to target tapped creature and you gain 2 life.

Flavor Text

"Automatons are fast, precise, and tireless, but they all share one weakness: predictability. Learn their patterns. Strike when they're vulnerable." —Horance, Urzan general

Artist

Olena Richards

Set

FDN - Magic: The Gathering Foundations

Number

492

printings (0)

Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage

Rulings

(11/8/2024)

If the target creature is an illegal target as Deadly Riposte tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life.