Ulcerate
Foundations Jumpstart 499 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 499
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.
"If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes."— Liliana Vess
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
Ulcerate was originally introduced in the Magic: The Gathering expansion Magic 2015, designed as a black-aligned removal spell that forces the caster to trade their own life total for an efficient answer to an opposing creature. Within the mechanics of the game, it represents the ruthless, self-sacrificing nature of black mana, where power is gained through personal attrition. The card has seen consistent use across various formats due to its ability to remove small-to-medium-sized threats at instant speed for a single black mana.
The Foundations Jumpstart release, identified as collector number 499, updates the card for a modern play environment while maintaining its core functional design. As with many cards in the Foundations suite, the goal was to provide a stable, evergreen gameplay experience that anchors the game for both new and veteran players. The artwork continues to reflect the visceral, dark aesthetic associated with the card's function, emphasizing the theme of corruption and decay inherent in its naming and mechanical cost.
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