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Banewasp Affliction

{1}{B}

Enchantment — Aura

ALAShards of Alara#65common
Foil

The consuming undeath of Grixis terrifies the survivors of Vithia, but its fauna is just as fearsome.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Dave Allsop
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Enchant creature When enchanted creature dies, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.

Plays as: Is Aura

Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.15
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.33
$0.20 low$0.08 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    The player who loses life is the player who controlled the creature when it was put into a graveyard. This may not be the player whose graveyard it was put into. That player loses life equal to the creature’s toughness as it last existed on the battlefield.