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Chains of Mephistopheles LEG

Other printings of "Chains of Mephistopheles": ME1 #63 LEG #91 PRM #65646

Card

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artistHeather Hudson
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borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
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duelDeck
edhrecRank10588
edhrecSaltiness1.52
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isGameChanger
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keywordsMill
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{1}{B}
manaValue2
nameChains of Mephistopheles
number91
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextEvery time a player draws a card, that player must first discard a card from his or her hand. If there are no cards in player's hand, take top card from library and place it in the graveyard instead of drawing. This enchantment does not apply to the first card drawn by a player during the draw phase.
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textIf a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they mill a card.
toughness
typeEnchantment
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Identifiers

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Legalities

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alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modern
oathbreakerLegal
oldschoolLegal
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

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ItalianCatene di Mefistofele

Rulings

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2004-10-04Cards which are drawn as a cost are affected by this card because replacement effects can alter the payment of costs.
2004-10-04The effect is cumulative. If there are two of these on the battlefield, each of them will modify each draw (after the first one if during the draw step), and will cause the player to discard or to “mill” a card from their library. As they resolve in order, the player must discard if possible. Once the player fails to discard and instead “mills” a card, all further effects of additional Chains of Mephistopheles will not do anything. This is because the “mill” also replaces the draw effect and the player is no longer drawing a card. You handle them in order. Each one makes you discard first and then continue or else mill a card and lose the draw.
2007-09-16A player’s normal card draw on their turn is exempt from this effect. All other draws will be affected.
2007-09-16Here’s what happens when Chains of Mephistopheles replaces a player’s draw: — If that player has at least one card in their hand, they discard a card and then draws a card. — If that player’s hand is empty, they put the top card of their library into their graveyard. The player doesn’t draw a card at all.
2007-09-16If a spell or ability would cause a player to draw multiple cards, this is treated as a number of individual “draw one card” actions. Apply the effect of Chains of Mephistopheles to each one.

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