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Hell's Caretaker

{3}{B}

Creature — Horror

Ninth Edition·9ed #137★·Rare·2005·Art by Greg Staples
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Hell's Caretaker
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Oracle Text

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

P / T

1 / 1

Set
Ninth Edition (9ED)
Number
#137★
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Greg Staples
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Foil
USD Foil
$20.91

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

3/16/2018·wotc

The upkeep step is before the draw step, after the untap step. Because the turn has already begun, creatures put onto the battlefield during your upkeep won't be able to attack or pay a {T} cost this turn.

3/16/2018·wotc

Hell's Caretaker can be the creature sacrificed to activate its ability, but it can't be the target of its own ability.

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