wotc
You don't have to sacrifice the Shadowborn Apostle whose ability you activated. It can be six other Shadowborn Apostles.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #688
Shadowborn Apostle
sld·#688·rare·borderless
Illus. Vallez Gax
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wishlisted
Apr '23
3 yr ago
Value
$80.49$0 (-0.0%)
30 days high $81 · low $80
Volatility · stable
USD$80.49EUR€63.87
NM$80.5
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,147 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Cleric
A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle.
{B}, Sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a Demon creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Shadowborn Apostle's first ability lets you ignore only the "four-of" rule. It doesn't let you ignore format legality.
wotc
You sacrifice the six creatures when you activate the ability. You can't respond to that ability by activating the ability of one of the other Shadowborn Apostles you just sacrificed.
Context
Last observed at $80.49, down from $80.53 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $63.87 and $80.53 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $80.49.
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.
This card belongs to *Secret Lair Drop* (released April 2023).
Card #688 in Secret Lair Drop.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Cleric. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,147 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Vallez Gax.
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