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◇ Catalog #178

Kresh the Bloodbraided

ala·#178·mythic·foil

Illus. Raymond Swanland

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '08

18 yr ago

Value

$22.96+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $23 · low $21

NM$22.0

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$20–$23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $22low $0.02range 109700.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,958 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$22

Nonfoil$1.42

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh, where X is that creature's power.

Each of his twenty-two braids is bound with bone and leather from a foe.

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

X is equal to the power of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $21.96. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $21.96 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #178 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Warrior, color identity black/green/red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{B}{R}{G} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,958 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Raymond Swanland. Rarix catalogs 886 other cards credited to this artist.