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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 #119
Ulcerate
m15·#119·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Johann Bodin
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wishlisted
Jul '14
12 yr ago
Value
$0.15+$0 (+7.1%)
30 days high $0.15 · low $0.14
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€0.09USD$0.15TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,581 · 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
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