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Acidic Dagger

Magic: The GatheringMirage#291

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MirageMIR · #291

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.72 € · 0.57 $
Mana value: 4
Colour: Colourless

Card text

, : Whenever target creature deals combat damage to a non-Wall creature this turn, destroy that non-Wall creature. When the targeted creature leaves the battlefield this turn, sacrifice this artifact. Activate only before blockers are declared.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
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: Stuart Beel
Card language: English
Release date: 1996-10-08

Rulings

2004-10-04

Acidic Dagger does not affect the creature if all damage is prevented or redirected.

2013-09-20

If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the Declare Blockers Step of the first combat phase in that turn.