Morgul-Knife Wound
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0 and has "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this creature unless you pay 2 life."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #13775
Morgul-Knife Wound slaps a creature with -1/-1, forces the opponent to sacrifice it at end of turn if it survived, and replaces itself with a draw — all for three mana at instant speed. The rate is unimpressive next to cheaper removal, but the built-in card replacement keeps it from being a liability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Morgul-Knife Wound occupies the lower tier of removal — it handles small threats and cantrips, but three mana at instant speed for a conditional kill is behind the curve when the format runs Deadly Rollick and Generous Gift. In Pauper, the cantrip stapled to removal is genuinely meaningful, and the delayed sacrifice clause sidesteps regeneration and indestructible, which matters more in a format full of hexproof and protection tricks. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters — those formats move too fast for a three-mana sorcery-equivalent that doesn't guarantee the kill until end of turn.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Morgul-Knife Wound is pure bulk — it costs what it costs because demand is low and supply is high. The price is stable in the sense that bulk rarely moves, not in the sense that anyone is chasing copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.