Dark Temper 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Dark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead.
Printing details
- Set
- CON · 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Released
- 2009-02-06
- Prices
- €0.07 · $0.05
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €0.07 | €0.13 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.07 30-day avg €0.06 | low – trend €0.17 30-day avg €0.14 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.13 with Zero from €0.14 | NM from €0.28 with Zero from €0.28 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.28 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Dark Temper has a self-replacement effect, which applies before other prevention or replacement effects would. If you control a black permanent as Dark Temper resolves, it doesn’t deal damage at all (so damage prevention or redirection effects would have no effect); it simply destroys the targeted creature.
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This checks the colors of permanents you control as it resolves.