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◇ Catalog #47

Species Specialist

c20·#47·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Paul Scott Canavan

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '20

6 yr ago

Value

$12.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $13 · low $12

NM$12.3

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$11–$13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $13low $11range 19.9%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,329 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$12

Gameplay

Creature — Human Warrior

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.

"I don't have anything against Snapdax. I'm just more of a dog person."

2/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2020-04-17wotc

If Species Specialist happens to have the chosen creature type, its ability triggers when it dies.

2020-04-17wotc

If a creature of the chosen type dies at the same time as Species Specialist, its ability triggers for that creature.

2020-04-17wotc

You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can’t be chosen.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $12.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $11.23 and $13.47 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C20 — the lineup includes 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 #47 of *Commander 2020*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2020 Commander 2020 release.

Card type: Creature — Human Warrior, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,329 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Paul Scott Canavan. Rarix catalogs 140 other cards credited to this artist.