If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before Wail of the Forgotten resolves, the spell will be countered and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.
Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.49 across 81 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LCI — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #343 of *The Lost Caverns of Ixalan*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2023 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity black/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U}{B} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Descend.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #13,322 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Bene Rohlmann. Rarix catalogs 8 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Bene Rohlmann
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