Merciless Eternal
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Hour of DevastationHOU · #71
- Card type
- Creature — Zombie Cleric
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.06 € · ★ 0.22 € · 0.11 $ · ★ 0.42 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Afflict 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 2 life.) , Discard a card: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- 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
- Mathias Kollros
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-07-14
Flavour text
"My work here is complete. The people have done everything required of them." —Nicol Bolas
Rulings
Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.
Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.
If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.
If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.