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◇ Catalog #43

Leech Bonder

shm·#43·uncommon·foil

Illus. E. M. Gist

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May '08

18 yr ago

Value

$4.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.29 · low $3.91

NM$4.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.83–$4.38modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.15low $0.03range 13733.3%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #18,972 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$4.15

Nonfoil$0.36

Gameplay

Creature — Merfolk Soldier

This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it. {U}, {Q}: Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Some don't know his face, but his pets are a dead giveaway.

3/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2008-05-01wotc

Leech Bonder’s activated ability can move any kind of counter, not just a -1/-1 counter. It can target any two creatures, whether they have counters on them or not.

2008-05-01wotc

If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.

2008-05-01wotc

If either one of the target creatures becomes an illegal target (because it left the battlefield or for any other reason), the counter doesn’t move. If both targets become illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.

2008-05-01

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $4.15 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SHM — 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 #43 of *Shadowmoor*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2008 Shadowmoor release.

Card type: Creature — Merfolk Soldier, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #18,972 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by E. M. Gist. Rarix catalogs 91 other cards credited to this artist.