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Urge to Feed

{B}{B}

Instant

E02Explorers of Ixalan#21uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Johann Bodin
Found in
Explorers of Ixalan Deck Legion of Dusk
Printings5EDHREC rank#11,631
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You may tap any number of untapped Vampire creatures you control. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those Vampires.
Plays as:
Counter Placer
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-4.3%
$0.22
$0.13 low$0.11 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.18· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Mar 1, 2010
  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Urge to Feed resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. You can't tap any Vampires.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If you cast Urge to Feed targeting an untapped Vampire creature you control with toughness 3, its toughness will be reduced to 0 by the -3/-3 effect. However, state-based actions aren't checked until the spell has finished resolving. You may then tap that Vampire and put a +1/+1 counter on it, raising its toughness to 1. It will remain on the battlefield.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    You don't choose which untapped Vampire creatures you control to tap (if any) until Urge to Feed resolves.