Malicious Malfunction

Malicious Malfunction

{1}{B}{B}Sorcery

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All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If a creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

What it does

Tagged as Board wipe — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. Creatures that would die for any reason this turn are exiled instead, not just creatures that would die after getting -2/-2. (2022-02-18)
  2. While the -2/-2 applies only to creatures that are on the battlefield as Malicious Malfunction resolves, the replacement effect applies to all creatures that turn, including ones that enter the battlefield after Malicious Malfunction resolves or noncreatures that become creatures after Malicious Malfunction resolves. (2022-02-18)

Printings & prices

Every set Malicious Malfunction 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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