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Roiling Vortex

Roiling Vortex

{1}{R}

Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.

Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.

{R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.

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Legality

LegalCommanderNot legalStandardLegalModernNot legalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalBrawlLegalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
Not legalPauperLegalHistoric
LegalTimeless

Rulings

Sep 25, 2020

An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

Sep 25, 2020

Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.

Sep 25, 2020

In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.