Dark Temper
Instant
Dark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2009-02-01:
This checks the colors of permanents you control as it resolves.
- 2009-02-01:
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.