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Virulent Wound

Virulent Wound

{B}

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. When that creature dies this turn, its controller gets a poison counter.

Sadly, the extent of Gerkk's healing knowledge was "don't pick at it."

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Mirrodin BesiegedMirrodin Besieged#57·Common·English
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Legality

LegalCommanderNot legalStandardLegalModernNot legalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageNot legalBrawlNot legalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPauperNot legalHistoric
Not legalTimeless

Rulings

Jun 1, 2011

If the creature is not put into a graveyard on the turn Virulent Wound resolves, its controller won’t get a poison counter.