Traveling Plague

Traveling Plague

{3}{B}{B}Enchantment — Aura

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Enchant creature

At the beginning of each upkeep, put a plague counter on this Aura.

Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 for each plague counter on this Aura.

When enchanted creature leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller returns this Aura from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield.

What it does

Tagged as Aura — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. The controller of the dead creature chooses the new creature. (2004-10-04)
  2. A counter is placed on every player's upkeep, not just the controller's upkeep. (2004-10-04)
  3. When the enchanted creature leaves the battlefield, this card is placed into the graveyard as is normal for an Aura when it loses what it enchants. The triggered ability returns this card to the battlefield with no counters on it. (2005-08-01)
  4. In Two-Headed Giant, triggers only once per upkeep, not once for each player. (2006-05-01)

Printings & prices

Every set Traveling Plague has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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