Dire Tactics

Instant    (CMC:2)

Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

"I will preserve human life at all costs. I will stand alone against behemoths before I let them touch my city. I will hold the wall." —Oath of the Coppercoats

183 IKO • ENDaarken

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Legal in: Standard,Brawl,Pioneer,Modern,Legacy,Vintage,Commander

Oracle Text (click to copy):

Dire Tactics {W}{B} Instant Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

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4/17/2020
Use the exiled creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life you lose.
4/17/2020
Whether you control a Human is checked only after exiling the target creature. If that creature had exiled a Human you controlled until that creature left the battlefield, that Human will return to the battlefield in time to be counted.

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