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Fall of the Gavel
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Return to RavnicaRTR · #161
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.04 € · ★ 0.38 € · 0.12 $ · ★ 0.66 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- White Blue
Card text
Counter target spell. You gain 5 life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Matt Stewart
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2012-10-05
Flavour text
"My ruling is final. Order is upheld. Justice is done."
Rulings
If the target spell is an illegal target when Fall of the Gavel tries to resolve (perhaps because it’s been countered by another spell), Fall of the Gavel won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain 5 life.
You must be able to target a spell to cast Fall of the Gavel.