Cynical Loner
~$0.25 low · ~$0.36 high
Black. Creature — Human Survivor
Duskmourn: House of Horror #89 · Illustrated by Miranda Meeks
Duskmourn: House of Horror #89 · Illustrated by Miranda MeeksWhat is Cynical Loner worth?
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Oracle text
This creature can't be blocked by Glimmers.
Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if this creature is tapped, you may search your library for a card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
3/1
"Thanks, but no thanks. I'm done with hope."
Format legality
The only printing of Cynical Loner
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duskmourn: House of Horror dsk #89· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €0.15 · €0.34 foil | uncommon | $0.25 | $0.36 | €0.15€0.34 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #8,865 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Survival
- Artist
- Miranda Meeks
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Duskmourn: House of Horror card (#89).
0089 · DSK · U · EN
- 0089Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- DSKSet code for Duskmourn: House of Horror
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
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Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Rulings (5)
2024-09-20
If a creature's survival ability triggers but that creature is untapped when the ability begins to resolve, that ability won't do anything.
2024-09-20
If a creature with a survival ability isn't tapped when your second main phase begins, the ability won't trigger at all. You won't be able to tap it during your second main phase in time to have that ability trigger.
2024-09-20
Once Cynical Loner has been blocked by a creature, giving that creature the Glimmer creature type won't cause Cynical Loner to become unblocked.
2024-09-20
Survival abilities (and other abilities that trigger at the beginning of your second main phase) will trigger at the beginning of the second main phase you take in a turn. They won't trigger during your third, fourth, or other additional main phases in a single turn, if effects somehow cause you to have more than two main phases.
2024-09-20
If a creature's survival ability triggers but the creature leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, use its tapped or untapped status as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether or not the ability will do anything.
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