Simulacrum
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: You gain life equal to the damage dealt to you this turn. Simulacrum deals damage to target creature you control equal to the damage dealt to you this turn.
Set: Fourth Edition (#161), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Mark Poole
Instant
Black
Uncommon
Lifegain
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2004-10-04
This is not damage prevention or redirection. It actually is life gain and newly dealt damage.
2004-10-04
You can't use Simulacrum on Loss of Life, just damage.
2008-08-01
Simulacrum is the source of the damage. If an effect needs to know a characteristic of the damage's source, it will see the damage coming from Simulacrum.
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