Corpse Cur
Card Information
Type: Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Dog
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 147
Oracle Text
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) When this creature enters, you may return target creature card with infect from your graveyard to your hand.
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Card Rulings
- January 1, 2011
The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They’re not removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends.
Source: wotc - January 1, 2011
Infect’s effect applies to any damage, not just combat damage.
Source: wotc - January 1, 2011
Damage from a source with infect is damage in all respects. If the source with infect also has lifelink, damage dealt by that source also causes its controller to gain that much life. Damage from a source with infect can be prevented or redirected. Abilities that trigger on damage being dealt will trigger if a source with infect deals damage, if appropriate.
Source: wotc - January 1, 2011
Damage from a source with infect affects planeswalkers normally.
Source: wotc - January 1, 2011
A player who has ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action.
Source: wotc - January 1, 2011
If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a player is prevented, that player doesn’t get poison counters. If damage from a source with infect that would be dealt to a creature is prevented, that creature doesn’t get -1/-1 counters.
Source: wotc
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