“Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze.”
Searing Blood
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {R}{R}
Oracle Rules Text: Searing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller.
Flavor Text: Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze.
Set: Born of the Gods (#111), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Daniel Ljunggren
Instant
Red
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2014-02-01
If the target creature dies that turn, Searing Blood will deal 3 damage to whoever controls the creature when it dies, who isn't necessarily the player who controlled it when Searing Blood resolved. It doesn't matter what causes the creature to die.
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