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Wail of the Forgotten

{U}{B}

Sorcery

LCIThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan#244rare
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2260
Illustrator
Ryan Valle
Found in
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan MTGO Redemption · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings4
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Descend 8 — Choose one. If there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard as you cast this spell, choose one or more instead. • Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. • Target opponent discards a card. • Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Plays as: Opponent Discard · Modal Spell · Bounce · Spot Removal · Library Manipulation

Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-4.0%
$0.24
$0.05 low$0.02 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.25
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.20· across 4 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Nov 10, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before Wail of the Forgotten resolves, the spell will be countered and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.