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Crumbling Ashes

Card Name

Crumbling Ashes

Mana Cost

1

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy target creature with a -1/-1 counter on it.

Flavor Text

"I was there to watch my brothers' quenching. I drew the slightest warmth from their dying rage." —Illulia of Nighthearth

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(8/1/2008)
This ability is mandatory. If you're the only player who controls a creature with a -1/-1 counter on it as your upkeep begins, you must target one of your own creatures.
(8/1/2008)
You can't target a creature unless it already has a -1/-1 counter on it as your upkeep begins. Putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature during your upkeep won't let Crumbling Ashes destroy it that turn.
(8/1/2008)
If the targeted creature loses all its -1/-1 counters by the time the ability resolves, the ability won't resolve because its only target is illegal. The creature won't be destroyed.