First printed in Magic 2014 (2013)
All 13 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #686, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #680, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #688, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #681Φ, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #681, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #685, 2023
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #684, 2022
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #687, 2022
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #682, 2022
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #683, 2022
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Explorer Anthology 1 (EA1) #6, 2022 (digital)
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Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #89, 2022
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Magic 2014 (M14) #114, 2013
Shadowborn Apostle 
Creature — Human Cleric
A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle., Sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a Demon creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Lucas Graciano
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- You don't have to sacrifice the Shadowborn Apostle whose ability you activated. It can be six other Shadowborn Apostles.
- Shadowborn Apostle's first ability lets you ignore only the "four-of" rule. It doesn't let you ignore format legality.
- You sacrifice the six creatures when you activate the ability. You can't respond to that ability by activating the ability of one of the other Shadowborn Apostles you just sacrificed.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Near-infinite damage: Secret Salvage + Shadowborn Apostle + Surgical Extraction + Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Near-infinite damage: Secret Salvage + Shadowborn Apostle + Syr Konrad, the Grim + Tormod's Crypt
- Near-infinite damage: Secret Salvage + Shadowborn Apostle + Syr Konrad, the Grim + Tormod's Cryptkeeper