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The Wretched 5ED

Other printings of "The Wretched": BCHR #39 CHR #39 ME3 #78 LEG #121 5ED #197

Card

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artistChristopher Rush
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attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorwhite
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank25519
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorTextOnce I had the strength but no wisdom; now I have the wisdom but no strength.
—Persian proverb
frameEffects
frameVersion1997
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isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{3}{B}{B}
manaValue5
nameThe Wretched
number197
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextAt end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking The Wretched as long as you control The Wretched.
otherFaceIds
power2
printings5ED, BCHR, CHR, LEG, ME3
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
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setCode5ED
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subsets
subtypesDemon
supertypes
textAt end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.
toughness5
typeCreature — Demon
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameFifth Edition

Identifiers

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Legalities

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alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modern
oathbreakerLegal
oldschoolLegal
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predhLegal
premodernLegal
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/f9e35a09e3c38399
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Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
FrenchLe misérable
GermanDer VerdammteBeschwörung von VerdammtenÜbernimm am Ende eines Kampfes die Kontrolle über alle Kreaturen, die den Verdammten geblockt haben. Behalte die Kontrolle über diese Kreaturen, solange Du den Verdammten beherrschst.
ItalianIl Corruttore
Japanese卑劣なる者
Portuguese (Brazil)O Sevo
SpanishIl Corruttore

Rulings

datetext
2009-05-01Any blocking creatures that regenerated during combat will have been removed from combat. Since such creatures are no longer in combat, they cannot be blocking The Wretched, which means you won’t be able to gain control of them.
2009-05-01If The Wretched itself regenerated during combat, then it will have been removed from combat. Since it is no longer in combat, there cannot be any creatures blocking it, which means you won’t be able to gain control of any creatures.
2009-05-01The ability grants you control of all creatures that are blocking it as the ability resolves. This will include any creatures that were put onto the battlefield blocking it.
2009-10-01If The Wretched leaves the battlefield, you no longer control it, so the duration of its control-change effect ends.
2009-10-01If you lose control of The Wretched before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creatures blocking it at all.
2009-10-01Once the ability resolves, it doesn’t care whether the permanents you gained control of remain creatures, only that they remain on the battlefield.
2009-10-01The Wretched’s ability triggers only if it’s still on the battlefield when the end of combat step begins (after the combat damage step). For example, if it’s blocked by a 7/7 creature and is destroyed, its ability won’t trigger at all.

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