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Dead Before SunriseHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander· April 19, 2024
Carte Magic Dead Before Sunrise

Dead Before Sunrise is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Until end of turn, outlaw creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain "{T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature." (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)

How it works : Dead Before Sunrise

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If a creature leaves the battlefield while the ability granted to it by Dead Before Sunrise is still on the stack, use that creature’s power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage to deal.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    A card, spell, or permanent is an outlaw if it has the Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, or Warlock creature type. It doesn’t matter if it has more than one of those creature types; as long as it has at least one, it’s an outlaw.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Outlaw is not a creature type. If an effect asks you to choose a creature type, you can’t choose outlaw.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If an ability refers to an outlaw or whether a player controls an outlaw, it’s referring only to permanents with one or more of the creature types specified above. Notably, it’s not referring to any spell or card not on the battlefield. However, other abilities may refer to an “outlaw spell” or “outlaw card” in a zone other than the battlefield. Those abilities refer to spells and cards with one or more of the specified creature types.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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