Illness in the Ranks

{B} · Enchantment

Creature tokens get -1/-1.

Rulings (1)

Jan 24, 2013 · If an effect creates a creature token that normally has toughness 1, it will enter with toughness 0, be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action, and then cease to exist. Any abilities that trigger when a creature enters or dies will trigger.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=215 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Golgari Midrange	Modern	50%	4×	4
Grixis Shadow	Modern	20%	1×	5
Necrodominance	Modern	16.1%	1–2×	56
Hollow One	Modern	13.3%	1×	15
Mill	Modern	6.3%	2×	16
Goryo Reanimator	Modern	1.7%	1×	119

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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