Activating the regeneration ability creates a replacement effect that acts like a shield, replacing the next time Spiritmonger would be destroyed that turn. This shield works against effects that try to destroy Spiritmonger or lethal damage that would be dealt to Spiritmonger.
You can activate the regeneration ability even if Spiritmonger isn't at risk of being destroyed.
Spiritmonger's last ability causes it to become only the chosen color. It will no longer be the colors it was previously.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #262 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.
Card type: Creature — Beast, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B}{G} (5 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #22,420 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Kev Walker. Rarix catalogs 1,917 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Kev Walker
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Spiritmonger can regenerate even if it isn't in combat, it's already tapped, or it's undamaged.
