1EAlpha Edition

Simulacrum

Simulacrum from Alpha Edition
Simulacrum from Alpha Edition

Instant   {1}{B} (CMC:2)

All damage done to you so far this turn is instead retroactively applied to one of your creatures in play. If this damage kills the creature it can be regenerated; even if there's more than enough damage to kill the creature, you don't suffer any of it. Further damage this turn is treated normally.

1E • ENMark Poole

Legal in: Legacy,Vintage,Commander

Oracle Text (click to copy):

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10/4/2004
You can't use Simulacrum on Loss of Life, just damage.
10/4/2004
This is not damage prevention or redirection. It actually is life gain and newly dealt damage.
8/1/2008
Simulacrum is the source of the damage. If an effect needs to know a characteristic of the damage's source (Protection from Black, for instance), it will see the damage coming from Simulacrum.

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