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◇ Catalog #55

Crovax the Cursed

sth·#55·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Pete Venters

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wishlisted

Mar 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$1.02+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.06 · low $0.96

NM$1.02

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.94–$1.08modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.26low $0.02range 6200.0%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,906 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$1.02

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

2004-10-04wotc

You can only sacrifice one creature to it each turn.

2004-10-04wotc

Crovax can sacrifice itself to its upkeep triggered ability.

2004-10-04wotc

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 on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.02. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $1.26 across 50 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 #55 of *Stronghold*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1998 Stronghold release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble, 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. 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 #25,906 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pete Venters. Rarix catalogs 943 other cards credited to this artist.