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Dread Slaver

Black

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

Dread Slaver, Jumpstart 2022 printing
Jumpstart 2022 J22 · No. 405 2022-12-02

Card text

{3}{B}{B}
Creature — Zombie Horror
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, return it to the battlefield under your control. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.
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Half a brain rules the mindless.
EDHREC rank #19669 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ 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 ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The card will return to the battlefield under your control only if it's still in the graveyard when the ability resolves. If it's not (perhaps because an ability like undying has already returned it to the battlefield), nothing happens.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If Dread Slaver and a creature it was blocking or blocked by both die in combat, Dread Slaver's ability will trigger.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Dread Slaver will return if it somehow dealt damage to itself and then dies.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Each time a creature dies, check whether Dread Slaver had dealt any damage to it at any time during that turn. If so, Dread Slaver's ability will trigger. It doesn't matter who controlled the creature or whose graveyard it was put into.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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