Defibrillating Current
Mana cost

Mana value6TypeSorcery
Color identity

Mardu
RarityUncommon
SetTarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM)
ArtistIsis
Price€0.05 · foil €0.17 · $0.17
Defibrillating Current 


Sorcery
Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.
A small shock to save a life, a large one to take it away. —Mardu healer's adage
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2025-04-04
If the target permanent is an illegal target as Defibrillating Current tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.