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◇ Catalog #78

The Wretched

DIGITAL ONLY

me3·#78·uncommon·foil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,825 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

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 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #78 of *Masters Edition III*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Masters Edition III release.

Card type: Creature — Demon, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. 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.