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Magic: The Gathering · Fifth Edition · Rare

The Wretched

Creature — Demon

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Rules Text

At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.

Once I had the strength but no wisdom; now I have the wisdom but no strength. —Persian proverb

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
2 / 5
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#28,187
Rarity
Rare

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Old School

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Premodern

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    The Wretched’s ability triggers only if it’s still on the battlefield when the end of combat step begins (after the combat damage step). For example, if it’s blocked by a 7/7 creature and is destroyed, its ability won’t trigger at all.

  2. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    If The Wretched leaves the battlefield, you no longer control it, so the duration of its control-change effect ends.

  3. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you lose control of The Wretched before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creatures blocking it at all.

  4. Oct 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Once the ability resolves, it doesn’t care whether the permanents you gained control of remain creatures, only that they remain on the battlefield.

  5. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    Any blocking creatures that regenerated during combat will have been removed from combat. Since such creatures are no longer in combat, they cannot be blocking The Wretched, which means you won’t be able to gain control of them.

  6. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    If The Wretched itself regenerated during combat, then it will have been removed from combat. Since it is no longer in combat, there cannot be any creatures blocking it, which means you won’t be able to gain control of any creatures.

  7. May 1, 2009 · Wizards of the Coast

    The ability grants you control of all creatures that are blocking it as the ability resolves. This will include any creatures that were put onto the battlefield blocking it.

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5 printings
Masters Edition III
Masters Edition IIIME3
Fifth Edition
Fifth Edition5ED · $0.67
Chronicles Foreign Black Border
Chronicles Foreign Black BorderBCHR
Chronicles
ChroniclesCHR · $0.52
Legends
LegendsLEG · $30.29
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