Printings
Jinxed Idol
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Magic 2011 (M11)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 208
Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to you. Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of this artifact.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- August 15, 2010
If you sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature during the declare blockers step, it won’t deal combat damage. If you wait until the combat damage step, but that creature is dealt lethal damage, it’ll be destroyed before you get a chance to sacrifice it.
Source: wotc - August 15, 2010
The control-change effect has no duration. The targeted player retains control of Jinxed Idol until the game ends, Jinxed Idol leaves the battlefield, or an effect causes someone else to gain control of it (perhaps because Jinxed Idol’s ability is activated again).
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
Your opponent can use the ability to give this card back to you.
Source: wotc
Price History
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