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◇ Catalog #2369

Species Specialist

sld·#2369·rare·borderless

Illus. Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura

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wishlisted

Mar '26

5 mo ago

Value

$10.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $11 · low $9.83

NM$10.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$9.63–$11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $14low $9.87range 40.8%n 80

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,329 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$10

Gameplay

Creature — Human Warrior

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.

2/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2020-04-17wotc

If Species Specialist happens to have the chosen creature type, its ability triggers when it dies.

2020-04-17wotc

If a creature of the chosen type dies at the same time as Species Specialist, its ability triggers for that creature.

2020-04-17wotc

You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can’t be chosen.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $10.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $9.87 and $13.90 across 80 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 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 #2369 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Human Warrior, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,329 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura. Rarix catalogs 1 other card credited to this artist.