Temper
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: X1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Stronghold (STH)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 20
Oracle Text
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 4, 2004
You can make X be larger than the amount of damage, but you only get one counter for each actual point of damage prevented.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
The +1/+1 counters do show up at the same time as any unprevented damage, which means they are there before you check for lethal damage.
Source: wotc
Price History
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