Printings
Carom
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Ravnica Remastered (RVR)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 12
Oracle Text
The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to another target creature instead. Draw a card.
Format Legalities
duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Not Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Legal)
Card Rulings
- May 1, 2006
Carom’s controller draws a card when Carom resolves, not when the damage is redirected.
Source: wotc - May 1, 2006
If either target has left the battlefield before the damage would be dealt, that damage isn’t redirected.
Source: wotc
Price History
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Gandareth the Odd
Keeper of Cardboard Secrets and Loremancer of the Lost Ink