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◇ Catalog #287

Hopeful Initiate

dbl·#287·rare·foil

Illus. Dan Murayama Scott

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Jan '22

4 yr ago

Value

$5.47+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.66 · low $5.16

NM$5.47

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.05–$5.77modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.79low $0.49range 1081.6%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,415 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$5.47

Nonfoil$0.67

Gameplay

Creature — Human Warlock

Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {2}{W}, Remove two +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

1/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2021-11-19wotc

A creature's training ability triggers only when both that creature and a creature with greater power are declared as attackers. Increasing a creature's power after attackers are declared won't cause a training ability to trigger.

2021-11-19wotc

Once a creature's training ability has triggered, destroying the other attacking creature or reducing its power won't stop the creature with training from getting a +1/+1 counter.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.47. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.49 and $5.79 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DBL — 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 #287 of *Innistrad: Double Feature*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2022 Innistrad: Double Feature release.

Card type: Creature — Human Warlock, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Training.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,415 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott. Rarix catalogs 1,317 other cards credited to this artist.