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◇ Catalog #44

Eater of the Dead

drk·#44·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Jesper Myrfors

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$5.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.33 · low $4.86

NM$5.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.76–$5.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.31low $4.96range 7.1%n 45

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,880 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$5.15

Gameplay

Creature — Horror

{0}: If this creature is tapped, exile target creature card from a graveyard and untap this creature.

Even the putrid muscles of the dead can provide strength to those loathsome enough to consume them.

3/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 2

2007-09-16wotc

You can activate the ability whether or not Eater of the Dead is tapped. However, if Eater of the Dead is untapped when the ability resolves, the ability won't do anything.

2004-10-04wotc

It untaps during the resolution of its ability.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.96 and $5.31 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DRK — 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 #44 of *The Dark*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1994 The Dark release.

Card type: Creature — Horror, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,880 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jesper Myrfors. Rarix catalogs 502 other cards credited to this artist.