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If you control a Tenacious Dead owned by another player when it dies, you’ll control the triggered ability. However, if you choose to pay {1}{B}, it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #163
Tenacious Dead
bbd·#163·uncommon·foil
Illus. John Stanko
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Jun '18
8 yr ago
Value
$1.57+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.57 · low $0.57
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.71USD$0.57
NM$0.57
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,932 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Skeleton Warrior
When this creature dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.
Raising the bones of Hekjek the Mad proved far easier than getting them to lie back down.
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
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You decide whether to pay {1}{B} when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.
Context
Last observed at $0.57, stable around $0.57 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.57 and $0.68 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 53 minutes ago at $0.57.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BBD — 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.
This card belongs to *Battlebond* (released June 2018).
Card #163 in Battlebond.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Skeleton Warrior. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,932 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by John Stanko. Rarix tracks 321 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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