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Gandalf's Sanction LTR

Other printings of "Gandalf's Sanction": LTR #208 LTR #659

Card

id47941
artistTatiana Veryayskaya
artistIds9dc3cb79-1f1d-4246-b56e-ce164022a8ae
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityR, U
colorIndicator
colorsR, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank7490
edhrecSaltiness0.38
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorTextThere was a crack, and the staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it fell down at Gandalf's feet.
frameEffectsshowcase
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{1}{U}{R}
manaValue3
nameGandalf's Sanction
number659
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate2023-11-03
originalTextGandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.
otherFaceIds
power
printingsLTR
promoTypessilverfoil, scroll, boosterfun
rarityuncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamptriangle
setCodeLTR
side
signature
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subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textGandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
uuid3bd46ea5-5ae3-5bcd-b95f-0137aaefc945
variations45f6b0b7-ea9b-51ec-b5b0-dd0efbab711b
watermark
setNameThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

Identifiers

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mtgoFoilId
mtgoId119708
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tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId525941
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Legalities

id47941
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuid3bd46ea5-5ae3-5bcd-b95f-0137aaefc945
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id47941
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/faa2a3c206babd33
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/18d330af7e783b86
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/eb90a259179b52e8
tcgplayerEtched
uuid3bd46ea5-5ae3-5bcd-b95f-0137aaefc945

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2023-06-16Excess damage caused by a spell or ability is similar to how combat damage from a creature with trample is handled. Start with the amount of damage being dealt to the creature and determine what is "lethal." This is the creature's toughness minus the amount of damage that it already has marked on it, but ignoring any replacement or prevention effects that will modify this damage. Also ignore whether the creature has an ability such as indestructible that will result in it not being destroyed by this damage.
2023-06-16Gandalf's Sanction is not yet in your graveyard when you determine the value of X.
2023-06-16If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Gandalf's Sanction tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. It won't deal damage to any player.
2023-06-16Once you've determined how much damage is excess, Gandalf's Sanction simultaneously deals damage to the creature and to its controller. This damage may be modified by replacement or prevention effects.

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