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The loss of life isn't a cost. If the target creature is an illegal target when Ulcerate tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't lose any life.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #499
Ulcerate
j25·#499·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Johann Bodin
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for trade
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wishlisted
Nov '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.21+$0 (+31.2%)
30 days high $0.21 · low $0.16
Volatility · high
USD$0.21EUR€0.17
NM$0.21
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,590 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.
"If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes."
—Liliana Vess
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.21, up from $0.16 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.21 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.21.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J25 — 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.
This card belongs to *Foundations Jumpstart* (released November 2024).
Card #499 in Foundations Jumpstart.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, and Modern.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,590 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Johann Bodin.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Johann Bodin
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