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The Wretched

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

CHRChronicles#39rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1993
Illustrator
Christopher Rush
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.
2/5
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.20 low$0.15 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.52· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.52+6.1%30D
30D range$0.49to$0.53Since Feb 2024:H $0.53L $0.26

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds
  • Chronicles Foreign Black Border Japanese Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%
  • Chronicles Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $22.11

    Nonfoil under 10%

Rulings

7 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

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

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

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

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

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

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    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.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    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.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    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.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    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.