Oath of Mages

Enchantment    (CMC:2)

During each player's upkeep, if that player has less life than target opponent, he or she may have Oath of Mages deal 1 damage to that opponent.

90 EX • ENKeith Parkinson

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Oracle Text (click to copy):

Oath of Mages {1}{R} Enchantment At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who has more life than he or she does and is his or her opponent. The first player may have Oath of Mages deal 1 damage to the second player.

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10/1/2009
The ability can only target an opponent of the current player.
10/1/2009
The targeted player having more life than the current player is a part of the targeting requirement. A player can't be targeted by this ability unless it's true, and the ability will be countered on resolution if it's no longer true at that time.

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