Kethis, the Hidden Hand
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Elf Advisor
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 5.64 € · ★ 7.82 € · 5.74 $ · ★ 8.79 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 3
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- White Black Green
Card text
Legendary spells you cast cost less to cast. Exile two legendary cards from your graveyard: Until end of turn, each legendary card in your graveyard gains "You may play this card from your graveyard."
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerBanned
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Yongjae Choi
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-07-12
Flavour text
"The pen is mightier than the crown."
Rulings
Kethis’s last ability affects only legendary cards that are in your graveyard at the time it resolves. Legendary cards put into your graveyard later in the turn won’t gain the ability. If you play a legendary card and it returns to your graveyard, it won’t have the ability anymore.
Kethis’s last ability doesn’t change when you can play the legendary cards. For example, if you have a legendary creature card in your graveyard, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty. If you have a legendary land card in your graveyard, you can play it only during your main phase and only if you have an available land play remaining.
You’ll still pay all costs for a legendary spell you cast this way, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs.