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Necrotic Wound
Instant
uncommon
Undergrowth — Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
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Specifically removes creatures — destroy, exile, damage, or -X/-X.
Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
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Printings (4)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart#470 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Jumpstart 2022#447 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Guilds of Ravnica Promos#79 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Guilds of Ravnica#79 | uncommon | · | · | · |
Rulings
If you have no creature cards in your graveyard, the target creature gets -0/-0, and it will still be exiled if it would die this turn.
Necrotic Wound's replacement effect will exile the target creature if it would die this turn for any reason, not just immediately after Necrotic Wound resolves.
The value of X is determined only as the undergrowth ability resolves. If the number of creature cards in your graveyard changes later in the turn, the target creature is unaffected.
Creature cards with other types, such as artifact creature cards, count for undergrowth abilities.
Because tokens aren't cards, they never count for undergrowth abilities.