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You can only sacrifice one creature to it each turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #55
Crovax the Cursed
sth·#55·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Pete Venters
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1998
28 yr ago
Value
$1.02$0 (-4.7%)
30 days high $1.08 · low $1.02
Volatility · moderate
EUR€1.78USD$1.02TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #25,858 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Crovax enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Crovax. If you don't, remove a +1/+1 counter from Crovax.
{B}: Crovax gains flying until end of turn.
0/0
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Crovax can sacrifice itself to its upkeep triggered ability.
wotc
If you choose not to sacrifice a creature and he has no +1/+1 counters, then nothing bad happens. Note that some other effect must be keeping him alive if he has no counters.
Context
Last observed at $1.02, down from $1.07 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.26 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $1.02.
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.
This card belongs to *Stronghold* (released March 1998).
Card #55 in Stronghold.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.
EDHrec ranks this card #25,858 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Pete Venters. Rarix tracks 943 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Pete Venters
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