Printings
Black Vise
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 1
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Fourth Edition (4ED)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 299
Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in their hand minus 4.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 1, 2009
If the chosen player has four or fewer cards in their hand as Black Vise's ability resolves, the ability just won't do anything that turn.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
You choose one opposing player as it enters and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if Black Vise changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays on the battlefield if that player leaves the game.
Source: wotc
Price History
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