“Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed.”
Bile Blight
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {B}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Target creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get -3/-3 until end of turn.
Flavor Text: Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed.
Set: Born of the Gods (#61), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Vincent Proce
Instant
Black
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (3)
2014-02-01
If the target creature is an illegal target as Bile Blight tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No creature will get -3/-3.
2014-02-01
Bile Blight has only one target. Other creatures with that name are not targeted. For example, a creature with hexproof will still get -3/-3 if it has the same name as the target creature.
2022-06-10
Unless a token is a copy of another permanent or was explicitly given a name by the effect that created it, its name is the subtypes it was given when it was created plus the word "Token." For example, if an effect creates a 1/1 Soldier creature token, that token is named "Soldier Token."
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