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$0.30
EUR
€0.32
Pestilence
Enchantment
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
- Set
- Fifth Edition (5ED #186)
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 1997-03-24
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- EDHREC rank
- #4,028
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
3
+
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 2 two-card combos
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.57
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 17
Maha, Its Feathers Night+Pestilence
Destroy all creatures opponents control during each turn
5,627 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Smaug the Impenetrable+Pestilence
Near-infinite artifact ETBNear-infinite artifact LTBNear-infinite artifact sacrifice triggersNear-infinite damage to all playersNear-infinite damage to creatures
3,786 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Cacophodon+Rite of Passage+Pestilence
Infinite damageNear-infinite +1/+1 counters
810 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Vhati il-Dal+Tree of Perdition+Pestilence
Infinite lifeloss for target opponentTarget opponent loses the game
177 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ad Nauseam+Angel's Grace+Skirge Familiar+Pestilence
Infinite card drawNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite damage
34 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Polyraptor+Pestilence+Earthcraft
Near-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature tokensNear-infinite damage to all playersNear-infinite damage to creaturesNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce
11 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Urban Daggertooth+Pestilence+Pentad Prism
Infinite damageInfinite proliferate
9 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Sprouting Phytohydra+Phyrexian Altar+Pestilence
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite damageNear-infinite death triggers
7 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Vigor+Crystalline Crawler+Pestilence
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlNear-infinite damage
5 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Urban Daggertooth+Pestilence+Gemstone Array
Infinite damageInfinite proliferate
3 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ad Nauseam+Angel's Grace+Cadaverous Bloom+Pestilence
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite damageNear-infinite green mana
1 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Crystalline Crawler+Saving Grace+Vigor+Pestilence
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite damageNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlNear-infinite damage
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Crystalline Crawler+Gideon's Sacrifice+Vigor+Pestilence
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colored manaInfinite damageLockNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlNear-infinite damagePrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Sonic the Hedgehog+Pestilence+Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Near-infinite artifact ETBNear-infinite artifact LTBNear-infinite artifact sacrifice triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite damage to all playersNear-infinite Treasure tokens
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Darien, King of Kjeldor+Pestilence+Absolute Grace+Phyrexian Altar
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite damageNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Darien, King of Kjeldor+Pestilence+Akroma's Memorial+Phyrexian Altar
Each opponent loses the gameNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite damageNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Sonic the Hedgehog+Amulet of Vigor+Pestilence
Near-infinite artifact ETBNear-infinite artifact LTBNear-infinite artifact sacrifice triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite damage to all playersNear-infinite Treasure tokens
0 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
All 17 combos.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
Each activation is considered a new damage effect. An activation can only be 1 point of damage.
- 2011-06-01
It will stay on the battlefield if there is a creature that is put into the graveyard during the end step. This is because this ability will not trigger at all if there is at least one creature on the battlefield as the end step begins.
- 2011-06-01
Note that "until end of turn" effects wear off after "at the beginning of the end step" triggered abilities, so an artifact that animates until end of turn can keep this on the battlefield.