Printings
The Wretched
Card Information
Type: Creature — Demon
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Fifth Edition (5ED)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 197
Oracle Text
At end of combat, gain control of all creatures blocking this creature for as long as you control this creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 1, 2009
The Wretched’s ability triggers only if it’s still on the battlefield when the end of combat step begins (after the combat damage step). For example, if it’s blocked by a 7/7 creature and is destroyed, its ability won’t trigger at all.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
If The Wretched leaves the battlefield, you no longer control it, so the duration of its control-change effect ends.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
If you lose control of The Wretched before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creatures blocking it at all.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
Once the ability resolves, it doesn’t care whether the permanents you gained control of remain creatures, only that they remain on the battlefield.
Source: wotc - May 1, 2009
The ability grants you control of all creatures that are blocking it as the ability resolves. This will include any creatures that were put onto the battlefield blocking it.
Source: wotc - May 1, 2009
Any blocking creatures that regenerated during combat will have been removed from combat. Since such creatures are no longer in combat, they cannot be blocking The Wretched, which means you won’t be able to gain control of them.
Source: wotc - May 1, 2009
If The Wretched itself regenerated during combat, then it will have been removed from combat. Since it is no longer in combat, there cannot be any creatures blocking it, which means you won’t be able to gain control of any creatures.
Source: wotc
Price History
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