Parting Thoughts
~$0.26 TCGplayer
Black. Sorcery
Commander 2016 #15 · Illustrated by Seb McKinnon
Commander 2016 #15 · Illustrated by Seb McKinnonWhat is Parting Thoughts worth?
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Oracle text
Destroy target creature. You draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of counters on that creature.
"To spend your life seeking, only to find regret upon achieving . . . this is the most delicious irony of all." —Leshrac, Walker of Night
Format legality
The only printing of Parting Thoughts
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander 2016 c16 #15· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €0.29 | uncommon | $0.26 | €0.29 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #20,895 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander 2016 card (#15).
015 · C16 · U · EN
- 015Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- C16Set code for Commander 2016
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
2016-11-08
Parting Thoughts counts every kind of counter on that creature. Effects such as that of Giant Growth, Auras, and Equipment aren’t counters.
2016-11-08
Parting Thoughts can target a creature without any counters on it. You’ll lose no life and draw no cards.
2016-11-08
If a creature has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, state-based actions remove the same number of each so that it has only one of those kinds of counters on it. There won’t be any counters of the other kind for Parting Thoughts to count.
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