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Loathsome Catoblepas

Magic: The GatheringTheros#95

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TherosTHS · #95

Card type: Creature — Beast
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.03 € · ★ 0.11 € · 0.03 $ · ★ 0.26 $
Mana value: 6
Power: 3
Toughness: 3
Colour: Black

Card text

: This creature must be blocked this turn if able. When this creature dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Christopher Burdett
Card language: English
Release date: 2013-09-27

Rulings

2013-09-15

If Loathsome Catoblepas is attacking and its activated ability has resolved, the defending player must assign at least one blocker to it during the declare blockers step if that player controls any creatures that could block it.

2013-09-15

The activated ability doesn't target any creature or make any specific creature have to block. Activating it more than once in a turn provides no additional benefit.