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◇ Catalog #51

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

slc·#51·rare·borderless

Illus. Matthew Southworth

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Nov '25

9 mo ago

Value

$17.79+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $17 · low $16

NM$16.8

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$16–$18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $17low $9.60range 75.4%n 56

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,030 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$17

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion

Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. {3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.

5/5

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 6

2019-08-23wotc

In a multiplayer game, if Xantcha's owner leaves the game, Xantcha leaves the game with them. If Xantcha's controller leaves the game, Xantcha is exiled. This is a change from previous rulings due to Xantcha's updated wording.

2018-07-13wotc

Xantcha's controller may activate its last ability. In this case, the same player loses 2 life and draws a card.

2018-07-13wotc

Xantcha's first ability is a replacement effect that modifies how it enters the battlefield, not a triggered ability. Players can't take actions (such as activating its last ability) while Xantcha's on the battlefield before it's controlled by another player.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $16.79. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.60 and $16.84 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLC — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #51 of *Secret Lair Countdown*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2025 Secret Lair Countdown release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion, color identity black/red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,030 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matthew Southworth. Rarix catalogs 1 other card credited to this artist.