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Lava Coil

Lava Coil

{1}{R}

Sorcery

Lava Coil deals 4 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

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Guilds of RavnicaGuilds of Ravnica#108·Uncommon·English
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Legality

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Rulings

Oct 5, 2018

Lava Coil’s replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just due to lethal damage. It applies to the target creature even if Lava Coil deals no damage to it (due to a prevention effect).