Absorb Vis (CON #40)

Absorb Vis — Conflux

Absorb Vis is a common printing from Conflux (CON #40), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Brandon Kitkouski.

Card text

Target player loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.

Basic landcycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Details

Mana cost {6}{B}
Type Sorcery
Rarity Common
Set Conflux (CON)
Collector number 40
Artist Brandon Kitkouski
Released 2009-02-06

Current price

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Legality

Standard Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Pauper Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Old School Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PrEDH Legal
TLR Not legal

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Rulings

  • February 1, 2009 — Unlike the normal cycling ability, basic landcycling doesn't allow you to draw a card. Instead, it lets you search your library for a basic land card. You don't choose the type of basic land card you'll find until you're performing the search. After you choose a basic land card in your library, you reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
  • February 1, 2009 — Basic landcycling is a form of cycling. Any ability that triggers on a card being cycled also triggers on a card being basic landcycled. Any ability that stops a cycling ability from being activated also stops a basic landcycling ability from being activated.
  • February 1, 2009 — Basic landcycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with basic landcycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
  • February 1, 2009 — You can choose not to find a basic land card, even if there is one in your library.