Underhanded Designs
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Whenever an artifact you control enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. {1}{B}, Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy target creature. Activate only if you control two or more artifacts.
Set: Kaladesh (#104), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Enchantment
Black
Uncommon
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Official Rulings (3)
2016-09-20
You can pay {1} only once each time Underhanded Designs's triggered ability resolves. You can't pay more to cause your opponents to lose more life.
2016-09-20
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Underhanded Designs's first ability causes the opposing team to lose a total of 2 life. You still gain only 1 life.
2016-09-20
The number of artifacts you control is checked only as you activate Underhanded Designs's last ability. It's not checked again as it resolves.
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