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Barbed BloodletterHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Lorwyn Eclipsed· January 23, 2026
Carte Magic Barbed Bloodletter

Barbed Bloodletter is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Flash When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. That creature gains wither until end of turn. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Equipped creature gets +1/+2. Equip {2}

How it works : Barbed Bloodletter

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Wither applies to any damage dealt to creatures by the affected creature. This includes combat damage as well as anything that causes that creature to deal noncombat damage, such as the effect of Assert Perfection.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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