Cankerous Thirst (Eventide) - Gatherer

Cankerous Thirst

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.100 / 5 (50 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Cankerous Thirst

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Instant

Card Text:

was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If Green

was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if was spent.)

Flavor Text:

Nothing warms the bark on a chilly day like a draught of elf.

Expansion:

Eventide

Rarity:

Uncommon

Card Number:

116

Artist:

Carl Frank

Rulings

8/1/2008	The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.
8/1/2008	The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.
8/1/2008	If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.
8/1/2008	The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.
8/1/2008	When you cast the spell, you choose its targets before you pay for it.
8/1/2008	The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.
8/1/2008	If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.
8/1/2008	As you cast Cankerous Thirst, you must target a creature for the first effect and you must target a creature for the second effect. Both targets may be the same. As Cankerous Thirst resolves, you decide whether to apply either effect.