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Virulent Wound
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Mirrodin BesiegedMBS · #57
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.15 € · ★ 2.01 € · 0.24 $ · ★ 1.69 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. When that creature dies this turn, its controller gets a poison counter.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Whit Brachna
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2011-02-04
Flavour text
Sadly, the extent of Gerkk's healing knowledge was "don't pick at it."
Rulings
If the creature is not put into a graveyard on the turn Virulent Wound resolves, its controller won’t get a poison counter.