Hidetsugu's Second Rite 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.
Official card text
If target player has exactly 10 life, Hidetsugu's Second Rite deals 10 damage to that player.
How it works : Hidetsugu's Second Rite
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Since the player's life total is checked only as the spell resolves, you can cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite targeting any player, regardless of life total. If the player isn't at 10 life as Hidetsugu's Second Rite begins resolving, it does nothing and finishes resolving. Note that since having 10 life is not a targeting restriction, the spell isn't removed from the stack for having an illegal target; it just won't do anything.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Sorin Markov + Hidetsugu's Second Rite
- 1Activate Sorin's -3 ability, targeting an opponent and putting them to 10 life.
- 2Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite targeting them, dealing 10 damage to them.
Magister Sphinx + Hidetsugu's Second Rite
- 1Cast Magister Sphinx targetinging an opponent, putting their life total to 10.
- 2Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite targeting them, dealing 10 damage to them.
Tree of Perdition + Hidetsugu's Second Rite + Lightning Bolt
- 1Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, swapping its toughness with an opponent's life total.
- 2Cast Lightning Bolt by paying
, dealing 3 damage to the opponent. - 3Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite by paying
, dealing 10 damage to the opponent. - 4The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
Tree of Perdition + Hidetsugu's Second Rite + Jaya's Immolating Inferno
- 1Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, swapping its toughness with an opponent's life total.
- 2Cast Jaya's Immolating Inferno by paying , dealing 3 damage to the opponent.
- 3Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite by paying , dealing 10 damage to the opponent.
- 4The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
Tree of Perdition + Hidetsugu's Second Rite + Comet Storm
- 1Activate Tree of Perdition by tapping it, swapping its toughness with an opponent's life total.
- 2Cast Comet Storm by paying , dealing 3 damage to the opponent.
- 3Cast Hidetsugu's Second Rite by paying , dealing 10 damage to the opponent.
- 4The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
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