Harsh Justice

Harsh Justice

Instant

Mana cost: {2}{W}

How we read this card

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
This turn, whenever an attacking creature deals combat damage to you, it deals that much damage to its controller.

on-cast — deals that much damage

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature deals combat damage.

Works well with

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Harsh Justice is one).

When Harsh Justice deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Harsh Justice is one).

When Harsh Justice makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant it makes cheaper to cast — 3,773 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring — Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring reduces what Harsh Justice costs

3,772 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Harsh Justice is one).

When Harsh Justice is cast:

  1. Soul-Scar Mage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  4. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  5. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  6. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  7. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  8. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Harsh Justice is one).

When a player is dealt damage thanks to Harsh Justice:

  1. Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. War Elemental — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Darien, King of Kjeldor — makes that many tokens
  4. Blood Hound — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Chandra's Spitfire — gets +3/+0
  6. Wildfire Elemental — gives +1/+0
  7. Master of Barbs — gives +1/+0
  8. Swarmborn Giant — sacrifices itself
  9. Risona, Asari Commander — triggers
  10. Azor's Elocutors — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Harsh Justice is one).

When Harsh Justice is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0
  7. Master of Winds — triggers

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.