Dying Wail
Urza's Destiny 58 • common
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 58
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, target player discards two cards.
This is a world of spiteful wasps that sting and kill even as they die.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dying Wail was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Destiny set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set served as the conclusion to the ambitious Urza block, a storyline-heavy narrative arc centered on the artificer Urza and his long-standing conflict with the Phyrexians. Within the game's mechanics, this card functions as a common black enchantment that punishes opponents for casting creature spells, reflecting the set's focus on complex interactions and resource taxation.
The artwork for Dying Wail was provided by illustrator Pete Venters, a prolific artist who contributed to the game for many years. His design choices for the set often leaned into the dark, mechanical, and slightly grotesque aesthetic associated with the Phyrexian influence on the game's world. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, tool for control-oriented decks of the era, fitting neatly into the broader design philosophy of the Urza block where enchantment-based permanents played a vital role in board state manipulation.
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