Swords to Plowshares

Instant    (CMC:1)

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

The smallest seed of regret can bloom into redemption.

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Swords to Plowshares {W} Instant Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

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10/4/2004
If the creature has a negative power, the player does not lose life. It acts the same as if it had a power of zero.
10/1/2008
The amount of life that's gained is equal to the power of the targeted creature as it last existed on the battlefield.

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