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Host of the Hereafter

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Host of the Hereafter, Tarkir: Dragonstorm printing
Tarkir: Dragonstorm TDM · No. 193 2025-04-11

Card text

{2}{B}{G}
Creature — Zombie Warlock
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, if it had counters on it, put its counters on up to one target creature you control.
2 / 2
"I agreed to return and aid the Sultai. My friends here agreed to return and aid me."
EDHREC rank #7640 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If enough -1/-1 counters are put on a creature you control at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, Host of the Hereafter’s last ability will see all of the +1/+1 counters it had when it died as well as the -1/-1 counters it had, and the same number of each of those types of counters (plus any other applicable counters) will be put onto the target creature.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If the creature that died had -1/-1 counters on it when it died, Host of the Hereafter’s ability will put those on the target creature as well. This may result in the recipient of the counters also dying.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Host of the Hereafter’s last ability puts all counters that were on the creature that died onto the target creature, not just its +1/+1 counters.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Host of the Hereafter’s last ability doesn’t cause you to move counters from the creature that died onto the target creature. Rather, you put the same number of each kind of counter the creature had when it died onto the target creature.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

If Host of the Hereafter dies at the same time as one or more other creatures you control, Host of the Hereafter’s last ability triggers for each of those creatures that had counters on them, including itself if applicable.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

In some unusual cases, you may end up putting the appropriate counters on more than one permanent. For example, if you control The Ozolith and Host of the Hereafter when a creature you control with counters on it dies, you’ll put the appropriate number of each kind of counter onto both The Ozolith and the target creature.

2025-04-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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