Join the Dead
Instant
Join the Dead
Instant
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #11,197
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (8)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | en | Olivier Bernard | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | de | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | es | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | fr | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | it | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | ja | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | pt | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) | #110 | common | zhs | Olivier Bernard | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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.
Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
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