Dire Tactics
~$0.28 low · ~$0.64 high
Multicolor. Instant
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #183 · Illustrated by Daarken
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #183 · Illustrated by DaarkenWhat is Dire Tactics worth?
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Oracle text
Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
"I will preserve human life at all costs. I will stand alone against behemoths before I let them touch my city. I will hold the wall." —Oath of the Coppercoats
Format legality
The only printing of Dire Tactics
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #183· 2020uncommon· Cardmarket €0.20 · €0.45 foil | uncommon | $0.28 | $0.64 | €0.20€0.45 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #6,346 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Daarken
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths card (#183).
183 · IKO · U · EN
- 183Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- IKOSet code for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (2)
2020-04-17
Use the exiled creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life you lose.
2020-04-17
Whether you control a Human is checked only after exiling the target creature. If that creature had exiled a Human you controlled until that creature left the battlefield, that Human will return to the battlefield in time to be counted.
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