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Cankerous Thirst

First printed in Eventide (2008)

Cankerous Thirst

Instant

If Black was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If Green was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if BlackGreen was spent.)

Nothing warms the bark on a chilly day like a draught of elf.

Illustrated by
Carl Frank

Cankerous Thirst legality

Legal in
Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (8)
  • The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.
  • If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.
  • If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.
  • The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.
  • The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.
  • The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.
  • As you cast Cankerous Thirst, you must target a creature for the first effect and you must target a creature for the second effect. Both targets may be the same. As Cankerous Thirst resolves, you decide whether to apply either effect.
  • When you cast the spell, you choose its targets before you pay for it.

Prices

Paper price: €0.21 / $0.12 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).