Ulcerate
Instant
M15Magic 2015#119uncommon
"If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes." —Liliana Vess
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 1422
- Illustrator
- Johann Bodin
- Found in
- 2015 Core Set Intro Pack Price of Glory · 2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
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 lose 3 life.
Plays as:
Life Outlet
Market · per finishspark updated 19h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.16
-11.1%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.20L $0.07$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.99
-4.8%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.05L $0.78$0.50
$0.15
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Rulings
1 · latest Nov 17, 2017
- WotCNov 17, 2017
The loss of life isn't a cost. If the target creature is an illegal target when Ulcerate tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't lose any life.