Wail of the Forgotten
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 343 • rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 343
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Bene Rohlmann
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Descend 8 — Choose one. If there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard as you cast this spell, choose one or more instead.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Target opponent discards a card.
• Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wail of the Forgotten was released in 2023 as part of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support graveyard-centric strategies, reflecting the set's thematic focus on deep-earth exploration and the remnants of ancient, subterranean civilizations. Mechanically, it serves as an efficient tool for control decks by allowing players to return an instant or sorcery card from their graveyard to their hand while simultaneously exiling a creature.
The artwork for the card was provided by artist Titus Lunter, who has contributed to the game for many years. Lunter’s design leans into the high-fantasy aesthetic of the Ixalan plane, utilizing a somber, muted color palette that evokes a sense of ancient sorrow and forgotten magic. It was received by players as a solid, functional inclusion for competitive formats, particularly noted for its versatility in the Commander and Pauper formats.
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