MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #83

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed

DIGITAL ONLY

me3·#83·uncommon·foil

Illus. Junko Taguchi

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #17,549 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

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

2013-09-20wotc

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.

2009-10-01wotc

Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.

2009-10-01wotc

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

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — 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 #83 of *Masters Edition III*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Masters Edition III release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. 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.