Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
~$0.74 low · ~$7.52 high
Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #5 · Illustrated by Randy Vargas
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #5 · Illustrated by Randy VargasWhat is Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life.
Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
2/2
Format legality
All 2 printings of Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #5· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €1.63 · €1.83 foil | mythic | $7.52 | $0.74 | €1.63€1.83 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander lcc #26· 2023Extended Artmythic· Cardmarket €4.90 · €5.82 foil | mythic | $5.54 | $7.16 | €4.90€5.82 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #2,855 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander card (#5).
0005 · LCC · M · EN
- 0005Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LCCSet code for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
2023-11-10
If a permanent is sacrificed to pay a cost of a spell or ability, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability will resolve before that spell or ability. Conversely, if a permanent is sacrificed during the resolution of a spell or ability, that spell or ability will finish resolving before Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability is put onto the stack.
2023-11-10
If another effect causes Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's power to be less than the mana value of the target card as its last ability tries to resolve, the target is illegal. You won't return the target card to the battlefield.
2023-11-10
If you sacrifice Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, its second ability will still trigger.
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