March of Wretched Sorrow

{X}{B} · Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of black cards from your hand. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way. March of Wretched Sorrow deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.

Rulings (2)

Feb 18, 2022 · The mana value of March of Wretched Sorrow while it's on the stack is the value chosen for X plus 1, no matter how much mana you actually paid to cast it.

Feb 18, 2022 · You may exile more cards than necessary for March of Wretched Sorrow's first ability, but you can't reduce the mana it costs to less than {B} this way.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=58 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Dimir Midrange	Modern	100%	4×	1
Mono Black Midrange	Legacy	100%	4×	1
Necrodominance	Modern	91.1%	2–4×	56

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

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