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Call In a Professional

Magic: The GatheringStreets of New Capenna#103

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Streets of New CapennaSNC · #103

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.13 € · ★ 0.08 € · 0.27 $ · ★ 0.35 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Red

Card text

Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Call In a Professional deals 3 damage to any target. (Shield counters don't prevent this damage as they're removed.)

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Filip Burburan
Card language: English
Release date: 2022-04-29

Flavour text

For the next week, Park Heights smelled of burnt oil paint and brimstone.

Rulings

2022-04-29

If Call In a Professional deals damage to a creature with a shield counter on it, that damage will not be prevented, but a shield counter will still be removed. If that damage is enough to be lethal damage, the creature will be destroyed, even if it still has more shield counters on it.