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Brightmare

Card Name

Brightmare

Mana Cost

2

Type

Creature – Unicorn

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

When Brightmare enters the battlefield, tap up to one target creature. You gain life equal to that creature's power.

Flavor Text

A ray of hope in the darkest night.

Legal Formats

Commander, Historic, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Banned Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(6/23/2020)
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Brightmare's ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. You won't gain any life.
(6/23/2020)
Brightmare's ability can target a tapped creature. If the target creature is already tapped when the ability resolves, that creature just remains tapped and you gain life equal to its power.