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    Tenacious Dead

    Creature — Skeleton Warrior

    Tenacious Dead

    Illustrated by John Stanko

    EDHREC Rank #13,328
    When this creature dies, you may pay 1 generic mana black mana . If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

    Raising the bones of Hekjek the Mad proved far easier than getting them to lie back down.

    Rulings (2)

    You decide whether to pay 1 generic mana black mana when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.

    Jul 1, 2013

    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 1 generic mana black mana , it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.

    Jul 1, 2013

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Community & retro

    Printings (2)

    Tenacious Dead — Magic 2014
    M14#118$0.14
    Magic 2014
    Tenacious Dead — Battlebond
    BBD#163$0.23
    Battlebond