Ulcerate
Instant
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
- pioneer: legal
Rulings
- 2017-11-17:
The loss of life isn’t a cost. If the target creature is an illegal target when Ulcerate tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t lose any life.