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◇ Catalog #1687

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

sld·#1687·mythic·showcase

Illus. Massiveface

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May '24

2 yr ago

Value

$10.97+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.40

NM$9.97

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.21–$11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $11low $9.54range 12.7%n 82

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,987 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$9.97

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

Lifelink If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. {2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas.

3/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2016-01-22wotc

Abilities that trigger whenever a creature an opponent controls dies won't trigger unless that creature is a token (see below).

2016-01-22wotc

If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.

2016-01-22wotc

You can't sacrifice Kalitas to activate the last ability, even if it's somehow become a Zombie.

2016-01-22

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.97. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.54 and $10.75 across 82 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #1687 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2024 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior, color identity black, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Lifelink.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,987 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Massiveface. Rarix catalogs 5 other cards credited to this artist.