Virulent Wound
~$0.26 low · ~$1.69 high
Black. Instant
Mirrodin Besieged #57 · Illustrated by Whit Brachna
Mirrodin Besieged #57 · Illustrated by Whit BrachnaWhat is Virulent Wound worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. When that creature dies this turn, its controller gets a poison counter.
Sadly, the extent of Gerkk's healing knowledge was "don't pick at it."
Format legality
The only printing of Virulent Wound
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirrodin Besieged mbs #57· 2011common· Cardmarket €0.22 · €2.01 foil | common | $0.26 | $1.69 | €0.22€2.01 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2011
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #14,104 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Whit Brachna
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirrodin Besieged card (#57).
57
- 57Collector 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 Virulent Wound, read from the Mirrodin Besieged printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Virulent Wound. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- 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 Whit Brachna. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirrodin Besieged. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 57 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Whit Brachna, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2011-06-01
If the creature is not put into a graveyard on the turn Virulent Wound resolves, its controller won’t get a poison counter.
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