---
name: "Kang, Temporal Tyrant"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Villain"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Connive"]
set: "MSH"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David Szabo"
oracle_id: "b43350a8-fc4d-41ed-becd-f0277512bb5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kang-temporal-tyrant-msh"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kang, Temporal Tyrant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Connive

## Oracle Text
Whenever Kang attacks, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kang the Conqueror](/printing/kang-the-conqueror-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
2. [Leader, Super-Genius](/printing/leader-super-genius-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Gamma Scientist Villain
3. [Scurrilous Sentry](/printing/scurrilous-sentry-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Knight Rogue
4. [Kang Prime](/printing/kang-prime-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
5. [Doc Ock's Henchmen](/printing/doc-ocks-henchmen-msc.md) — Creature — Human Villain
6. [Krang, the All-Powerful](/printing/krang-the-all-powerful-tmc.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Utrom Robot

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes (MSH) #217
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David Szabo
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`