---
name: "Morgul-Knife Wound"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "549"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Axel Sauerwald"
oracle_id: "f48b2349-797e-4e79-aea7-2413e78129e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/morgul-knife-wound-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Morgul-Knife Wound
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-0 and has "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile this creature unless you pay 2 life."

> *Frodo felt a pain like a dart of poisoned ice pierce his left shoulder.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stab Wound](/printing/stab-wound-wot.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Soul Bleed](/printing/soul-bleed-m10.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Takklemaggot](/printing/takklemaggot-me3.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Withercrown](/printing/withercrown-khm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Clawing Torment](/printing/clawing-torment-neo.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Torment](/printing/torment-sth.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #549
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Axel Sauerwald
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`