Wail of the Forgotten
~$0.25 low · ~$0.58 high
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Multicolor. Sorcery
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #244 · Illustrated by Ryan Valle
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Oracle text
Descend 8 — Choose one. If there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard as you cast this spell, choose one or more instead.
• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
• Target opponent discards a card.
• Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Wail of the Forgotten
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #244· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.23 · €0.26 foil | rare | $0.35 | $0.34 | €0.23€0.26 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #343· 2023Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.37 foil | rare | $0.25 | $0.35 | €0.12€0.37 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos plci #244p· 2023Promorare· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.41 foil | rare | $0.39 | — | €0.14€0.41 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos plci #244s· 2023Promorare· Cardmarket €0.49 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.58 | €0.49 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #14,119 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Descend
- Artists
- Ryan Valle, Bene Rohlmann
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan card (#244).
0244 · LCI · R · EN
- 0244Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LCISet code for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
November 10, 2023
If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before Wail of the Forgotten resolves, the spell will be countered and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.
November 10, 2023
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.
November 10, 2023
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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