The Wretched ME3

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

Card

id	52450
artist	Christopher Rush
artistIds	c96773f0-346c-4f7d-9271-2d98cc5d86e1
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attractionLights
availability	mtgo
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	B
colorIndicator
colors	B
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	25518
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finishes	nonfoil, foil
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frameVersion	1997
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hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly	1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
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manaCost	{3}{B}{B}
manaValue	5
name	The Wretched
number	78
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originalReleaseDate
originalText	At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking The Wretched as long as you control The Wretched.
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power	2
printings	5ED, BCHR, CHR, LEG, ME3
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rarity	uncommon
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setCode	ME3
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subtypes	Demon
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text	At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.
toughness	5
type	Creature — Demon
types	Creature
uuid	806ac20a-82d8-526f-918b-f81935c5bd84
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setName	Masters Edition III

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2009-05-01	Any 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.
2009-05-01	If 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.
2009-05-01	The 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.
2009-10-01	If The Wretched leaves the battlefield, you no longer control it, so the duration of its control-change effect ends.
2009-10-01	If you lose control of The Wretched before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creatures blocking it at all.
2009-10-01	Once the ability resolves, it doesn’t care whether the permanents you gained control of remain creatures, only that they remain on the battlefield.
2009-10-01	The 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.