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◇ Catalog #45

Thalakos Deceiver

sth·#45·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Andrew Robinson

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$2.91+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.98 · low $1.80

NM$1.91

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.76–$2.02modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.45low $0.02range 12150.0%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,431 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.91

Gameplay

Creature — Thalakos Wizard

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, gain control of target creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

1/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2021-03-19wotc

If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.

2021-03-19wotc

Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.

2021-03-19wotc

Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.

2013-04-15

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.91. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $2.45 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — the lineup includes 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 #45 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.

Card type: Creature — Thalakos Wizard, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Shadow.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,431 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Andrew Robinson. Rarix catalogs 158 other cards credited to this artist.