First printed in Shadows over Innistrad (2016)
All 4 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #850, 2025
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Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #130, 2023 (digital)
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Shadows over Innistrad Promos (PSOI) #131s, 2016
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Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #131, 2016
Relentless Dead 
Creature — Zombie
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature dies, you may pay . If you do, return it to its owner's hand.
When this creature dies, you may pay 
. If you do, return another target Zombie creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Ryan Yee
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Relentless Dead’s last two abilities trigger at the same time and can be put on the stack in either order. The ability put on the stack first will be the last to resolve.
- You decide whether to pay for each triggered ability as it resolves. If you do, the rest of that ability’s effect happens before any player may take actions.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Premier Draft | 53.6% | -0.7 | +2.3 | 1068 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
11 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Phyrexian Altar + Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Necroduality + Phyrexian Altar + Relentless Dead
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Necroduality + Relentless Dead
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder + Phyrexian Altar + Relentless Dead
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Priest of Forgotten Gods + Relentless Dead + Thornbite Staff
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carnival of Souls + Carrion Feeder + Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm + Zulaport Cutthroat
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Carnival of Souls + Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm + Zulaport Cutthroat
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Carnival of Souls + Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm + Zulaport Cutthroat
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Carnival of Souls + Relentless Dead + Rooftop Storm + Viscera Seer + Zulaport Cutthroat
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Necroduality + Relentless Dead + Thermopod