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Tenacious Dead

Tenacious Dead

{B}

Creature — Skeleton Warrior

When Tenacious Dead dies, you may pay {1}{B}. 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.

1/1

Illustrated by

Magic 2014Magic 2014#118·Uncommon·English
Oct 22, 2026
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Legality

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Rulings

Jul 1, 2013

You decide whether to pay {1}{B} 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}{B}, it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control.