Species Specialist
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2369 · Rare · Creature — Human Warrior
Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.
Power/toughness 2/3 · Illustrated by Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura · Released March 2, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $10.15 USD · €14.28 EUR
- Foil: $10.46 USD · €15.16 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.40 USD (3.8%) to $10.15 USD; low $10.15 USD, high $10.55 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #2369 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $10.15 USD
- Commander 2020 #47 (C20) · Rare · 2020 · $10.02 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — If Species Specialist happens to have the chosen creature type, its ability triggers when it dies.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — If a creature of the chosen type dies at the same time as Species Specialist, its ability triggers for that creature.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can’t be chosen.
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