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◇ Catalog #39

The Wretched

bchr·#39·rare·nonfoil·JA

Illus. Christopher Rush

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Jul 1995

31 yr ago

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,825 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Demon

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

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BCHR — 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 #39 of *Chronicles Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1995 Chronicles Foreign Black Border 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.