Dark Sphere

Artifact, 0

{T}, Sacrifice Dark Sphere: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, it deals half that damage, rounded up, to you instead.

"I was struck senseless for a moment, but revived when the strange curiosity I carried fell to the ground, screaming like a dying animal." -Barl, Lord Ith

Illus. Mark Tedin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 8/1/2008: This is not a prevention effect, so it will work even if the damage can't be prevented.
• 8/1/2008: If two or more of these are on the battlefield, you apply them sequentially. So if the source would deal 5 damage while two of these are on the battlefield, the first one turns it into 3 damage, then the second one turns that into 2 damage.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Commander