“A stitcher's attempt at a skaab with a soul.”
Possessed Skaab
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Zombie
Mana Cost: {3}{U}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: When this creature enters, return target instant, sorcery, or creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If this creature would die, exile it instead.
Flavor Text: A stitcher's attempt at a skaab with a soul.
Set: Magic Origins (#215), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: John Stanko
Creature
Black
Blue
Uncommon
$0.19
Regular
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✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2015-06-22
Possessed Skaab’s last ability will apply no matter what caused it to die (lethal damage, being sacrificed, enough -1/-1 counters, and so on). Possessed Skaab won’t go to the graveyard. It will be put from the battlefield into exile. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature dies won’t trigger.
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