Desperate Measures is a 2025 Magic: The Gathering card from the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set. This Uncommon Instant features a mana cost of {B} and serves as a key component for black-themed strategies.
2025 • Magic: The Gathering • Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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Desperate Measures is a 2025 Magic: The Gathering card from the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set, identified by card number 78. This Uncommon Instant carries a mana cost of {B} and a mana value of 1, making it a low-cost option for black mana bases. The card was illustrated by artist Gaboleps for the TDM set code. As an Instant, it fits into the color identity of Black within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game framework.
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Desperate Measures
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Uncommon
Gaboleps
Card Stock
English
{B}
Instant
B
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Target creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. When it dies under your control this turn, draw two cards.
"Sing for us when we depart for battle, and sing for us if we fail to return." —Mardu parting
FAQ
Desperate Measures has a mana cost of {B} and a mana value of 1. This makes it a single black mana spell in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
The card from the 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm set was illustrated by artist Gaboleps.
No, Desperate Measures is an Instant card type. It is not a creature, sorcery, or enchantment, but rather a spell that can be cast during a player's turn under specific game conditions.
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