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Withering Wisps

Ice Age #168 uncommon
Enchantment |
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Withering Wisps

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Live Value $0.39
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
Reprint Profile:
Printed 2 times ELEVATED

Reprinted 2x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Masters Edition II).

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Rarity
uncommon
Set Origin
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
#21,292
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Enchantment
Color Identity Black
🖋️ Curator's Notes
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.

B: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. Activate no more times each turn than the number of snow Swamps you control.
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Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

Withering Wisps's triggered ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." That means (1) the ability won't trigger at all unless there are no creatures on the battlefield when a turn's end step begins, and (2) the ability will do nothing if there are any creatures on the battlefield by the time the ability resolves.

The number of snow Swamps you control and the number of times Withering Wisps's ability has been activated so far that turn are checked each time you attempt to activate the ability.

If all creatures leave the battlefield during a turn's End step (after any "at the beginning of the end step" triggers would have triggered that turn), Withering Wisps will remain on the battlefield because the trigger condition has already passed.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 1995-06-03
Set Name: Ice Age
Artist Reference: NéNé Thomas
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl not_legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh legal
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