---
name: "Tenacious Dead"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Skeleton Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M14"
set_name: "Magic 2014"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "9ae376d5-c68f-4a4b-851c-ebfd385b86dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tenacious-dead-m14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tenacious Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Skeleton Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

> *Rianimare le ossa di Hekjek il Pazzo si rivelò molto più facile che non rimetterle a riposo.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2014 (M14) #118
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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