Tenacious Dead
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
BattlebondBBD · #163
- Card type
- Creature — Skeleton Warrior
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.26 € · ★ 0.67 € · 0.17 $ · ★ 0.54 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
When this creature dies, you may pay . If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- John Stanko
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2018-06-08
Flavour text
Raising the bones of Hekjek the Mad proved far easier than getting them to lie back down.
Rulings
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 , it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.
You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.
