Ulcerate

Magic 2015 (M15) #119 · Uncommon · Instant

Mana cost: {B}

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

Illustrated by Johann Bodin · Released July 18, 2014

Prices

• Nonfoil: $0.18 USD · €0.16 EUR
• Foil: $0.92 USD · €0.58 EUR

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.02 USD (12.5%) to $0.18 USD; low $0.16 USD, high $0.18 USD.

Printings

1. Foundations Jumpstart #499 (J25) · Uncommon · 2024 · $0.30 USD
2. Jumpstart 2022 #481 (J22) · Uncommon · 2022 · $0.11 USD
3. Iconic Masters #112 (IMA) · Uncommon · 2017 · $0.26 USD
4. Magic 2015 #119 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2014 · $0.18 USD

Legality

• Standard: Not legal
• Alchemy: Not legal
• Pioneer: Legal
• Historic: Legal
• Modern: Legal
• Brawl: Legal
• Legacy: Legal
• Timeless: Legal
• Vintage: Legal
• Pauper: Not legal
• Commander: Legal
• Penny: Not legal
• Oathbreaker: Legal
• Duel: Legal

Rulings

1. 2017-11-17 · wotc — 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.

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