Name
Ulcerate
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Jumpstart 2022
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.
Flavor Text
"If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes."
—Liliana Vess
Number
#481
Other Prints
Iconic Masters
Foundations Jumpstart
Magic 2015
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(17/11/2017)
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.
Artist
Johann Bodin
Translations
