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Brood of Cockroaches

Black

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Brood of Cockroaches, The List printing
The List PLST · No. VIS-53 2024-08-02

Card text

{1}{B}
Creature — Insect
When this creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of the next end step, you lose 1 life and return this card to your hand.
1 / 1
"It's like waking on a bed of a thousand olives during an earthquake of subtle force." —Afari, *Tales*
EDHREC rank #16990 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The life loss and the return to hand both happen at the beginning of the end step as a single effect. It is not two separate effects.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

The loss of life is not optional.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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