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Tenacious Dead

First printed in Magic 2014 (2013)

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Tenacious Dead

Creature — Skeleton Warrior

When this creature dies, you may pay 1 genericBlack. 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.

1/1

Illustrated by
John Stanko

Tenacious Dead legality

Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (2)
  • 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 genericBlack, it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.
  • You decide whether to pay 1 genericBlack when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.

Prices

Paper price: €0.17 / $0.13 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).

Combos

250 combos, the most popular first:

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