---
name: "Purple Worm"
mana_cost: "{5}{G}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Worm"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "PAFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos"
collector_number: "201p"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Olivier Bernard"
oracle_id: "179cc807-5150-4513-88b2-73cb05009b7d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/purple-worm-pafr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Purple Worm
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{G}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Worm
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/7
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

> *Underground civilizations maintain magical barriers around their settlements to deter these monsters.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #201p
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Olivier Bernard
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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