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◇ Catalog #197

The Wretched

5ed·#197·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.65+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.67 · low $0.61

NM$0.65

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.60–$0.69modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.65low $0.40range 62.5%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,825 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.65

Gameplay

Creature — Demon

At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.

Once I had the strength but no wisdom; now I have the wisdom but no strength. —Persian proverb

2/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 7

2009-10-01wotc

The Wretched’s ability triggers only if it’s still on the battlefield when the end of combat step begins (after the combat damage step). For example, if it’s blocked by a 7/7 creature and is destroyed, its ability won’t trigger at all.

2009-10-01wotc

If The Wretched leaves the battlefield, you no longer control it, so the duration of its control-change effect ends.

2009-10-01wotc

If you lose control of The Wretched before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creatures blocking it at all.

2009-10-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.65. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.40 and $0.65 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #197 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Demon, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,825 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Christopher Rush. Rarix catalogs 542 other cards credited to this artist.