Blight
MTG Mechanic
Blight includes a number and is often phrased as a cost you pay. To blight N, put N -1/-1 counters on a creature you control. That creature isn't targeted, so you choose which creature will get the -1/-1 counters as you're taking the blight action. Importantly, you can put more -1/-1 counters on a creature than it would take to get rid of it.
Blight Rules
A keyword action. To blight N means to put N -1/-1 counters on a creature you control. See rule 701.68, “Blight.”
- 701.68a: To “blight N” means to put N -1/-1 counters on a creature you control.
- 701.68b: If a player is given the choice to blight but is unable to put N -1/-1 counters on a creature they control (usually because they control no creatures), they can’t choose to blight.
- 701.68c: Some spells and abilities that instruct a player to blight refer to the “blighted creature.” This phrase refers to the object that the player who was instructed to blight chose to put -1/-1 counters on when blighting.
- 701.68d: An ability that triggers whenever a player blights triggers after the process described in rule 701.68a is complete, regardless of what events actually occurred.
MTGA Sets with Blight
Newest Cards with Blight
