Tenacious Dead
Battlebond (BBD) #163 · Uncommon · Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Mana cost: {B}
When this creature dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.
Raising the bones of Hekjek the Mad proved far easier than getting them to lie back down.
Power/toughness 1/1 · Illustrated by John Stanko · Released June 8, 2018
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.17 USD · €0.24 EUR
- Foil: $0.54 USD · €0.67 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.08 USD (32.0%) to $0.17 USD; low $0.17 USD, high $0.25 USD.
Printings
- Battlebond #163 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.17 USD
- Magic 2014 #118 (M14) · Uncommon · 2013 · $0.14 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2013-07-01 · wotc — If you control a Tenacious Dead owned by another player when it dies, you’ll control the triggered ability. However, if you choose to pay {1}{B}, it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.
- 2013-07-01 · wotc — You decide whether to pay {1}{B} when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.
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