Backlash
Instant
Tap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04:
Being untapped is a targeting restriction. If the target is tapped before this spell resolves, then this spell doesn’t resolve.