Necrotic Wound
Guilds of Ravnica Promos 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Undergrowth — Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
The assassins of the Ochran distill toxins from the remains of their previous victims.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Necrotic Wound was released as part of the Guilds of Ravnica set in 2018, specifically appearing as an uncommon instant for the Golgari Swarm, one of the ten iconic guilds inhabiting the cityscape plane of Ravnica. The card was designed to mechanically reflect the Golgari philosophy of recycling decay, utilizing the 'undergrowth' ability which scales the card's power based on the number of creature cards currently residing in the player's graveyard.
The artwork was commissioned from Randy Vargas, a frequent contributor to Magic: The Gathering who often employs dramatic lighting to emphasize thematic tension. Vargas aimed to capture the visceral, swampy aesthetic associated with Golgari necromancy, portraying the sudden emergence of rot as a weapon. Upon release, the card saw competitive play in limited formats due to its efficient removal potential, becoming a staple of graveyard-centric strategies within the set's ecosystem.
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