If the creature that entered the battlefield leaves the battlefield before the ability tries to resolve, use its last known power and toughness to compare the stats
Djeru and Hazoret Djeru and Hazoret is a commander with a plan, and thats to cast it as soon as you can
If an opponent is at 40 life, and takes a hit from Astarion with the Spike equipped, they will lose four life from combat damage, putting them to 36, and then half of that from Quietus Spike, dropping them to 18, for a total of 22 points of life lost
Theres a fair amount of other targeted abilities within the group, which makes Phantasmal Image less valuable
This new dynamic in the TCG is an interesting sidestep from the EX-dominated format weve been seeing recently
A 10-point life swing is not to be scoffed at, and Encore can bring back your whole board if enough players are still kicking