Defibrillating Current is a uncommon Sorcery from TDM (TDM) costing {2/R}{2/W}{2/B}. Current price: $0.07 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
Defibrillating Current
Sorcery
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Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life.
A small shock to save a life, a large one to take it away. —Mardu healer's adage
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Defibrillating Current is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life."
Defibrillating Current has a mana cost of {2/R}{2/W}{2/B}, which equals 6.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Defibrillating Current's mana cost of {2/R}{2/W}{2/B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Defibrillating Current has a mana value of 6.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Defibrillating Current's current oracle text is: "Defibrillating Current deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain 2 life."
The current market price for Defibrillating Current is approximately $0.07 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.07 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.07 EUR.
You can purchase Defibrillating Current from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Defibrillating Current normal: $0.07 | foil: $0.07
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Defibrillating Current is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Defibrillating Current in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Defibrillating Current is from TDM (TDM), with collector number 177.
Defibrillating Current may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Defibrillating Current is a uncommon card in TDM.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Defibrillating Current was illustrated by Isis.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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