Death's Caress (Dark Ascension) - Gatherer

Death's Caress

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Community Rating: 1.370 / 5 (77 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Death's Caress

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

Destroy target creature. If that creature was a Human, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Flavor Text:

The faint smell of cloves, the rustling of the wind, and a paralyzing descent into an airless, fathomless tomb.

Expansion:

Dark Ascension

Rarity:

Common

Card Number:

Artist:

James Ryman

Language:

English

Rulings

1/22/2011	Check the creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine if it was a Human. If it was, use its toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life is gained.
1/22/2011	If the target creature isn't on the battlefield or is otherwise an illegal target when Death's Caress tries to resolve, Death's Caress doesn't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain any life.
7/1/2013	If Death's Caress resolves but the target creature isn't destroyed, perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerated, you still check if it's a Human. If so, you'll gain life equal to its toughness.