wotc
If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #1
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
j12·#1·rare·foil
Illus. Junko Taguchi
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Jan '12
14 yr ago
Value
$93.65+$4 (+4.2%)
30 days high $96 · low $87
NM$92.7
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$86–$98modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $93low $65range 41.6%n 53
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #17,549 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Sacrifice Xiahou Dun: Return target black card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
3/2
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.
wotc
You can't activate Xiahou Dun's ability to return Xiahou Dun itself to your hand. You must choose a target before you sacrifice Xiahou Dun, so it's not a black card in your graveyard yet.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $92.65. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $65.42 and $92.65 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J12 — the lineup includes Foil 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 #1 of *Judge Gift Cards 2012*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2012 Judge Gift Cards 2012 release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Horsemanship.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #17,549 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Junko Taguchi. Rarix catalogs 12 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Junko Taguchi
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