Ulcerate
Instant
M15Magic 2015#119uncommon
Foil
"If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes." —Liliana Vess
- 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
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.
Plays as: Life Outlet
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.19
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.04
$0.50 low$0.00 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.19L $0.07since Feb 2024$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.04as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $1.05L $0.78since Feb 2024$0.50
$0.50
$0.000% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.18· across 4 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Nov 17, 2017 · one tap opens all
- 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.