Necrotic Wound
Instant
Necrotic Wound
Instant
Card Text
Undergrowth — Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 1
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #17,363
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (26)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | en | Randy Vargas | $0.10 | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | en | Randy Vargas | $0.14 | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | en | Randy Vargas | $0.10 | $0.19 |
| Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) | #79 | uncommon | en | Randy Vargas | — | $0.23 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | de | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | de | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | de | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | es | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | es | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | es | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | fr | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | fr | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | fr | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | it | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | it | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | it | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #470 | uncommon | ja | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | ja | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | ja | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | ko | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | pt | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) | #79 | uncommon | ru | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | ru | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) | #447 | uncommon | zhs | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | zhs | Randy Vargas | — | — |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #79 | uncommon | zht | Randy Vargas | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
Necrotic Wound's replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just immediately after Necrotic Wound resolves.
Creature cards with other types, such as artifact creature cards, count for undergrowth abilities.
Because tokens aren't cards, they never count for undergrowth abilities.
The value of X is determined only as the undergrowth ability resolves. If the number of creature cards in your graveyard changes later in the turn, the target creature is unaffected.
If you have no creature cards in your graveyard, the target creature gets -0/-0, and it will still be exiled if it would die this turn.
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