Xenic Poltergeist
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Fifth Edition5ED · #206
- Card type
- Creature — Spirit
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.61 € · 0.65 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
: Until your next upkeep, target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- 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
- Mike Kerr
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1997-03-24
Rulings
Wears off at the beginning of the upkeep, not during upkeep.
A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
