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Join the Dead

Black

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Join the Dead, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan printing
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan LCI · No. 110 2023-11-17

Card text

{1}{B}{B}
Instant
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. Descend 4 — That creature gets -10/-10 until end of turn instead if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard.
Keywords: Descend
The more creatures that plunge to their deaths in the abyss, the more angry Echoes that arise to drag others down.
EDHREC rank #13091 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.

2023-11-10 · Wizards of the Coast

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