Purge the Profane — ruling 1

If the opponent has fewer than two cards in their hand, they will discard them. You’ll still gain 2 life, no matter how many cards were discarded.

Purge the Profane : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Purge the Profane 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

Target opponent discards two cards and you gain 2 life.

How it works : Purge the Profane

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 24, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
If the opponent has fewer than two cards in their hand, they will discard them. You’ll still gain 2 life, no matter how many cards were discarded.
No other card is named in this ruling.