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Fasting

Magic: The GatheringThe Dark#7

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Magic: The Gathering

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The DarkDRK · #7

Card type: Enchantment
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.66 € · 0.70 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: White

Card text

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a hunger counter on this enchantment. Then destroy this enchantment if it has five or more hunger counters on it. If you would begin your draw step, you may skip that step instead. If you do, you gain 2 life. When you draw a card, destroy this enchantment.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
OldschoolLegal
PredhLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Douglas Shuler
Card language: English
Release date: 1994-08-01

Rulings

2008-10-01

When you resolve the beginning-of-upkeep triggered ability, you first put a hunger counter on Fasting, then you check how many hunger counters it has. If there are five or more, Fasting is destroyed.

2008-10-01

You choose whether or not to skip your draw step as that step begins. This ability is now separate from the beginning-of-upkeep triggered ability.