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Flames of the Blood Hand
Instant
Flames of the Blood Hand deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. The damage can't be prevented. If that player or that planeswalker's controller would gain life this turn, that player gains no life instead.
Many ogres extracted blood oaths from the oni they summoned. Others simply extracted blood.
Rulings (2)
The replacement effect applies only to the target player, not to a permanent or player the damage might be redirected to.
Feb 1, 2005
The damage is unpreventable, and the targeted player’s life gain that turn is replaced with nothing.
Feb 1, 2005
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Printings (3)
BOK#101$0.30
Betrayers of Kamigawa
PD2#22—
Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning