wotc
The life loss and the return to hand both happen at the beginning of the end step as a single effect. It is not two separate effects.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #VIS-53
Brood of Cockroaches
plst·#VIS-53·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Geofrey Darrow & I. Rabarot
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.21+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.21 · low $0.20
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.19USD$0.21
NM$0.21
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,493 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Insect
When this creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of the next end step, you lose 1 life and return this card to your hand.
"It's like waking on a bed of a thousand olives during an earthquake of subtle force."
—Afari, *Tales*
1/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
The loss of life is not optional.
Context
Last observed at $0.21, stable around $0.21 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.20 and $0.27 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 42 minutes ago at $0.21.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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.
This card belongs to *The List* (released August 2024).
Card #VIS-53 in The List.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Insect. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #16,493 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Geofrey Darrow & I. Rabarot. Rarix tracks 10 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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