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Skeletal Kathari

{4}{B}

Creature — Bird Skeleton

Shards of Alara·ala #88·Common·2008·Art by Carl Critchlow
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Skeletal Kathari
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Oracle Text

{B}, Sacrifice a creature: this creature.

Undeath doesn't end the kathari's search for carrion; it only removes one corpse from the Dregscape.

P / T

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Print Details

Set
Shards of Alara (ALA)
Number
#88
Rarity
Common
Artist
Carl Critchlow
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.09
USD Foil
$0.37
EUR
€0.07
EUR Foil
€0.16
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

10/1/2008·wotc

You may sacrifice Skeletal Kathari to pay for its own regeneration ability. If you do, however, it won’t regenerate. It’ll just end up in its owner’s graveyard as a result of the sacrifice.

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