Death Wish
Sorcery
You may put a card you own from outside the game into your hand. You lose half your life, rounded up. Exile Death Wish.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04:
Can’t acquire the Ante cards. They are considered still “in the game” as are cards in the library and the graveyard.
- 2007-05-01:
If you fail to find something, you still lose half your life, rounded up.
- 2007-05-01:
The choice is optional.
- 2007-05-01:
If you fail to find something, you still exile this.
- 2007-09-16:
Can’t acquire cards that are phased out.
- 2009-10-01:
In a sanctioned event, a card that’s “outside the game” is one that’s in your sideboard. In an unsanctioned event, you may choose any card from your collection.
- 2009-10-01:
You can’t acquire exiled cards because those cards are still in one of the game’s zones.