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Wurm's Tooth

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Artifact

M12Magic 2012#223uncommon
Foil

Jevna Nor lugged it around, bragging of his triumph over the wurm. Luckily, the tavern regulars didn't notice it was only a baby tooth.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Alan Pollack
Found in
2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings9
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
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever a player casts a green spell, you may gain 1 life.

Plays as: Lifegain Source

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-13
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.22
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.35
$0.15 low$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.12· across 9 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    If a player casts a green spell, Wurm’s Tooth’s ability triggers and is put on the stack on top of that spell. Wurm’s Tooth’s ability will resolve (causing you to gain 1 life) before the spell does.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    The ability triggers whenever any player, not just you, casts a green spell.