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Minion of the Wastes
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
TempestTMP · #146
- Card type
- Creature — Minion
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.81 € · 0.81 $
- Mana value
- 6
- Power
- *
- Toughness
- *
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Trample As this creature enters, pay any amount of life. Minion of the Wastes's power and toughness are each equal to the life paid as it entered.
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
- Scott Kirschner
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1997-10-14
Rulings
The life is paid as Minion of the Wastes enters. If Minion of the Wastes is countered, you don't get the opportunity to pay any life.