Ulcerate
Jumpstart 2022 481 • uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 481
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Market price
- $0.11
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 printed in the Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2015, serving as a tactical removal spell that forces a player to sacrifice life to eliminate a creature. It was later reprinted in Jumpstart 2022, a set designed to provide a dynamic, plug-and-play experience for both new and veteran players by pairing pre-constructed themes together. This specific version features the mechanical identity of the set, which emphasizes rapid accessibility and thematic synergy over complex deck building.
The artwork for this particular iteration of the card carries forward the dark, visceral aesthetic typical of black-aligned spells in the game. It emphasizes themes of corruption and biological decay, consistent with the card's effect of 'ulcerating' a target through sacrifice. While the illustration maintains the established visual language of the franchise, the Jumpstart 2022 release allowed players to encounter these classic functional pieces in a novel, randomized drafting format that prioritizes fun and immediate gameplay.
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