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Anafenza, the Foremost

{W}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

Khans of Tarkir·ktk #163·Mythic·2014·Art by James Ryman
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

Whenever Anafenza attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control.

If a nontoken creature an opponent owns would die or a creature card not on the battlefield would be put into an opponent's graveyard, exile that card instead.

Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle.

P / T

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Set
Khans of Tarkir (KTK)
Number
#163
Rarity
Mythic
Artist
James Ryman
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.58
USD Foil
$3.23
EUR
0.62
EUR Foil
2.02
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

9/20/2014·wotc

Anafenza's last ability cares only what the card would be in the zone it's moving from, not what it would be in the graveyard. For example, if a land card you control becomes a creature due to an effect and then dies, the land card will be exiled. But if a creature card with bestow is an Aura when it would be put into the graveyard, it ends up in the graveyard.

9/20/2014·wotc

Anafenza's first ability can target any tapped creature you control. That creature doesn't necessarily have to be attacking.

9/20/2014·wotc

If your opponent discards a creature card while Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that function when a card is discarded (such as madness) still work, even though that card never reaches a graveyard. In addition, spells or abilities that check the characteristics of a discarded card (such as Chandra Ablaze's first ability) can find that card in exile.

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