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◇ Catalog #81

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

bok·#81·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Wayne Reynolds

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Feb '05

21 yr ago

Value

$1.98+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.01 · low $0.92

NM$0.98

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.91–$1.03modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.98low $0.02range 4800.0%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,977 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$38

Nonfoil$0.98

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Whenever a creature with power 1 or less is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may return that card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step if Shirei is still on the battlefield.

2/2

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2018-12-07wotc

Shirei's ability only triggers if the creature's power immediately before leaving the battlefield is 1 or less, regardless of its power in your graveyard.

2018-12-07wotc

Shirei's ability triggers if a creature you own with power 1 or less dies under another player's control.

2018-12-07wotc

If Shirei leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield after a creature with power 1 or less is put into your graveyard, Shirei is considered a new object. The delayed triggered ability won't return the creature to the battlefield.

2018-12-07

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.98. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.98 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BOK — 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 #81 of *Betrayers of Kamigawa*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2005 Betrayers of Kamigawa release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Spirit, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,977 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds. Rarix catalogs 804 other cards credited to this artist.