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    Forsaken Wastes

    World Enchantment

    Forsaken Wastes

    Illustrated by Kev Walker

    EDHREC Rank #14,490
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    Players can't gain life. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life. Whenever this enchantment becomes the target of a spell, that spell's controller loses 5 life.

    Rulings (6)

    This has the supertype world. When a world permanent enters, any world permanents that were already on the battlefield are put into their owners' graveyards. This is a state-based action called the "world rule." The new world permanent stays on the battlefield. If two world permanents enter at the same time, they're both put into their owners' graveyards.

    Oct 1, 2008

    If an effect says to set your life total to a certain number, and that number is higher than your current life total, that effect will normally cause you to gain life equal to the difference. With Forsaken Wastes on the battlefield, that part of the effect won't do anything. (If the number is lower than your current life total, the effect will work as normal.)

    May 1, 2008

    If a cost includes life gain (like Invigorate's alternative cost does), that cost can't be paid.

    May 1, 2008

    Legality

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    Commander

    Competitive

    Community & retro

    Printings (2)

    Forsaken Wastes — Mirage
    MIR#125$14.78
    Mirage
    Forsaken Wastes — World Championship Decks 1997
    WC97#js125sb$6.89
    World Championship Decks 1997