Lurking Evil (140)
USG · Urza's Saga · rare
| Mana cost |  |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 3.0 |
| Type | Enchantment |
| Rarity | rare |
| Colors | B |
| EDHREC rank | 28711 |
Pay half your life, rounded up: This enchantment becomes a 4/4 Phyrexian Horror creature with flying.
"Ash is our air, darkness our flesh." —*Phyrexian Scriptures*
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Price history
Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | $0.43 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.20 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.46 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $0.49 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardhoarder | retail | $0.02 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | $0.03 | — | — | 2026-09-25 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Predh | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
Rulings
- 2004-10-04: When it turns into a creature, it is no longer an enchantment.
- 2004-10-04: If you have zero or negative life, half your life is zero, so it costs nothing to use the ability.
- 2008-08-01: A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
Other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese Simplified | Lurking Evil |
| Chinese Traditional | Lurking Evil |
| French | Mal sournois |
| German | Lauerndes Unheil |
| Italian | Malvagità in Agguato |
| Japanese | 隠れ潜む邪悪 |
| Korean | Lurking Evil |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Perversidade Furtiva |
| Spanish | Mal furtivo |