Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #5 · Mythic · Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier

Mana cost: {3}{W}{B}

Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life.
Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Randy Vargas · Released November 17, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $1.83 USD (32.7%) to $7.43 USD; low $5.20 USD, high $7.48 USD.

Printings

  1. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #26 (LCC) · Mythic · 2023 · $5.62 USD
  2. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #5 (this printing) · Mythic · 2023 · $7.43 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-11-10 · wotc — If a permanent is sacrificed to pay a cost of a spell or ability, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability will resolve before that spell or ability. Conversely, if a permanent is sacrificed during the resolution of a spell or ability, that spell or ability will finish resolving before Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability is put onto the stack.
  2. 2023-11-10 · wotc — If another effect causes Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's power to be less than the mana value of the target card as its last ability tries to resolve, the target is illegal. You won't return the target card to the battlefield.
  3. 2023-11-10 · wotc — If you sacrifice Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, its second ability will still trigger.

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