“"Only a chump stops after one unlucky loss. You're not a chump, are you?"”
Tavern Swindler
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Rogue
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: {T}, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.
Flavor Text: "Only a chump stops after one unlucky loss. You're not a chump, are you?"
Set: Streets of New Capenna (#96), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Pauline Voss
Creature
Black
Uncommon
$0.25
Regular
$0.24
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2017-11-17
You can't activate Tavern Swindler's ability if your life total is less than 3. You can activate it if your life total is exactly 3, but it's probably a bad idea. You'll lose the game before the ability resolves.
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