Dying Wish
~$0.20 low · ~$1.77 high
Black. Enchantment — Aura
Gatecrash #64 · Illustrated by Scott Chou
Gatecrash #64 · Illustrated by Scott ChouWhat is Dying Wish worth?
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Oracle text
Enchant creature you control
When enchanted creature dies, target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is its power.
"I wish I could rewrite my every deed and kill you with my first breath instead of my last."
Format legality
The only printing of Dying Wish
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gatecrash gtc #64· 2013uncommon· Cardmarket €0.30 · €1.90 foil | uncommon | $0.20 | $1.77 | €0.30€1.90 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #12,591 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Enchant
- Artist
- Scott Chou
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Gatecrash card (#64).
64
- 64Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Dying Wish, read from the Gatecrash printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Dying Wish. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type. Aura is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Scott Chou. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Gatecrash. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 64 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Scott Chou, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- EnchantCR 702.5
- Says what this Aura can target and be attached to.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (2)
2013-01-24
Use the creature’s power the last time it was on the battlefield to determine how much life the target player loses and how much life you gain.
2013-01-24
If another player gains control of either Dying Wish or the enchanted creature (but not both), Dying Wish will be enchanting an illegal permanent. The Aura will be put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action.
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