“For years afterward, lucky explorers who found the cave could chip gold fragments off the rocky walls.”
Treasure
Hell to Pay
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {X}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: Hell to Pay deals X damage to target creature. Create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt to that creature this way.
Flavor Text: For years afterward, lucky explorers who found the cave could chip gold fragments off the rocky walls.
Set: Outlaws of Thunder Junction (#126), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Liiga Smilshkalne
Sorcery
Red
Rare
Ramp
$0.42
Regular
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✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (2)
2024-04-12
In some unusual cases, Hell to Pay may have deathtouch. Even 1 damage dealt to a creature from a source with deathtouch is considered lethal damage, so any amount greater than that will cause excess damage to be dealt, even if the total amount of damage isn’t greater than the creature’s toughness.
2024-04-12
Excess damage has been dealt to a creature if the damage dealt to it is greater than lethal damage. Usually, this means damage greater than its toughness, although damage already marked on the creature is taken into account.
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