TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Flames of the Blood Hand deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. The damage can't be prevented. If that player or that planeswalker's controller would gain life this turn, that player gains no life instead.

FLAVOR TEXT
Many ogres extracted blood oaths from the oni they summoned. Others simply extracted blood.

ILLUSTRATOR
Aleksi Briclot

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
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RULINGS

• 2005-02-01 The damage is unpreventable, and the targeted player’s life gain that turn is replaced with nothing.
• 2005-02-01 The replacement effect applies only to the target player, not to a permanent or player the damage might be redirected to.