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Desperate Measures TDM

Card

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artistGaboleps
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilityarena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
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faceManaValue
faceName
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flavorText"Sing for us when we depart for battle, and sing for us if we fail to return."
—Mardu parting
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
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isFullArt
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isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
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isPromo
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isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{B}
manaValue1
nameDesperate Measures
number78
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextTarget creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.
otherFaceIds
power
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rarityuncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
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setCodeTDM
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textTarget creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.
toughness
typeInstant
typesInstant
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variations
watermark
setNameTarkir: Dragonstorm

Identifiers

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mtgoId139105
multiverseId693558
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Legalities

id93845
alchemyLegal
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
futureLegal
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standardLegal
standardbrawlLegal
timelessLegal
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id93845
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/1c47d3fa4f8d426c
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/5409f2b5162e6975
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/58a8884aeacdd8e3
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/5257ce6ed5f3ee78
tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
FrenchMesures désespérées« Chantez pour nous quand nous partons au combat, et chantez pour nous si nous ne rentrons pas. »
—Adieu marduen
ÉphémèreUne créature ciblée gagne +1/-1 jusqu'à la fin du tour. Quand elle meurt sous votre contrôle ce tour-ci, piochez deux cartes.694371
GermanVerzweifelte Maßnahmen„Singt für uns, wenn wir in die Schlacht ziehen, und singt für uns, falls wir nicht wiederkehren."
—Abschiedsworte der Mardu
SpontanzauberEine Kreatur deiner Wahl erhält +1/-1 bis zum Ende des Zuges. Wenn sie in diesem Zug unter deiner Kontrolle stirbt, ziehe zwei Karten.693829
ItalianEstremi Rimedi"Canta per noi quando partiamo per la battaglia e canta per noi se non dovessimo fare ritorno."
—Addio Mardu
IstantaneoUna creatura bersaglio prende +1/-1 fino alla fine del turno. Quando muore sotto il tuo controllo in questo turno, pesca due carte.694642
Japanese破れかぶれの策「俺たちが出征する時は歌って送り出してくれ。そして俺たちが戻れなかった時も歌ってくれ。」
――マルドゥの別れ
インスタントクリーチャー1体を対象とする。ターン終了時まで、それは+1/-1の修整を受ける。このターン、それがあなたのコントロール下で死亡したとき、あなたはカード2枚を引く。694913
SpanishMedidas desesperadas"Canta por nosotros cuando partamos a la batalla y canta por nosotros si no regresamos".
—Despedida mardu
InstantáneoLa criatura objetivo obtiene +1/-1 hasta el final del turno. Cuando muera bajo tu control este turno, roba dos cartas.694100

Rulings

datetext
2025-04-04As long as you control it, you will get to draw two cards when the target creature goes to the graveyard, regardless of whether it died due to having 0 toughness or something else.
2025-04-04If the creature is no longer a creature at the time it goes to the graveyard, you will still draw two cards if you controlled it at that time.

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