Nettling Imp
Unlimited Edition (2ED) #118 · Uncommon · Creature — Imp
Mana cost: {2}{B}
{T}: Choose target non-Wall creature the active player has controlled continuously since the beginning of the turn. That creature attacks this turn if able. Destroy it at the beginning of the next end step if it didn't attack this turn. Activate only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared.
Power/toughness 1/1 · Illustrated by Quinton Hoover · Released December 1, 1993
Prices
- Nonfoil: $5.45 USD · €3.41 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.04 USD (0.7%) to $5.45 USD; low $5.40 USD, high $5.45 USD.
Printings
- 30th Anniversary Edition #114 (30A) · Uncommon · 2022
- 30th Anniversary Edition #411 (30A) · Uncommon · 2022 · $10.00 USD
- Summer Magic / Edgar #119 (SUM) · Uncommon · 1994
- Revised Edition #119 (3ED) · Uncommon · 1994 · $0.36 USD
- Collectors' Edition #118 (CED) · Uncommon · 1993 · $3.77 USD
- Intl. Collectors' Edition #118 (CEI) · Uncommon · 1993 · $3.35 USD
- Unlimited Edition #118 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1993 · $5.45 USD
- Limited Edition Beta #118 (LEB) · Uncommon · 1993 · $23.96 USD
- Limited Edition Alpha #117 (LEA) · Uncommon · 1993 · $69.25 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — The creature is destroyed if it does not attack because it simply can’t do so legally.
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — You can use this effect on a creature you know won’t be able to attack. For example, you can use it on a tapped creature.
- 2004-10-04 · wotc — If the Imp leaves the battlefield before the end of the turn, the creature still is destroyed.
- 2013-09-20 · wotc — If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.