---
name: "Ulcerate"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "499"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "4a9e73b7-8c8b-4489-b670-ce49c2c8a46a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ulcerate-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ulcerate
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.

> *"Se fosse semplicemente letale, sarebbe sufficiente. La vera arte, tuttavia, sta nel portare all'estremo la sofferenza che provoca."
—Liliana Vess*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wring Flesh](/printing/wring-flesh-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
3. [Last Gasp](/printing/last-gasp-jmp.md) — Instant
4. [Strangling Spores](/printing/strangling-spores-m19.md) — Instant
5. [Withering Torment](/printing/withering-torment-msc.md) — Instant
6. [Afflict](/printing/afflict-ody.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #499
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 27 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`