Lance Desesperado 
Desperate Gambit
Instant
Printed (PT)
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.
Printing details
- Set
- WTH · 96
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- PT
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Released
- 1997-06-09
- Prices
- – · –
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.68 |
| November 1, 2026 | €0.71 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.72 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.80 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.82 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.68 30-day avg €0.61 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (PT) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.19 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not 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 Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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The coin is flipped during resolution of this spell, so you know in advance what will happen when the source deals damage the next time.
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The chosen source may be a permanent, a spell on the stack, or anything referred to by something on the stack (such as a Prodigal Pyromancer that’s left the battlefield while its ability is still on the stack)