Magic: The Gathering

Waning Wurm

Planar Chaos 83 • uncommon

Set: Planar Chaos
Collector number: 83
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Alan Pollack
Market price: $0.26

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What it's worth

$0.26market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.25 – $0.31 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Waning Wurm is an uncommon card that demonstrates the mechanical risk of powerful, oversized creatures through its ability to weaken over time. As part of a series centered on alternate realities, it serves as a unique example of how shifting planes can redefine the limitations of a creature's strength.

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What it does

Vanishing 2 (This creature enters with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Waning Wurm was released in 2007 as part of the Planar Chaos expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique for its 'alternate reality' theme, exploring what might have happened if the color pie had functioned differently throughout the history of the game. Designed as a black creature with a fading mechanic, it reflects the set's experimental approach to giving traditional mechanical concepts to colors that would not typically possess them.

The card was illustrated by the artist Kev Walker, a prolific figure in the game's history known for his gritty and highly textured aesthetic. Walker's design for the Waning Wurm captures the creature in a state of decay or dissolution, perfectly mirroring its gameplay mechanic where it loses power and toughness over time. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, if situational, inclusion that emphasized the set's commitment to unconventional mechanics and visual storytelling.

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About

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