Dreadhorde Arcanist
~$0.34 low · ~$18.35 high
Red. Creature — Zombie Wizard
Foundations Jumpstart #539 · Illustrated by G-host Lee
Foundations Jumpstart #539 · Illustrated by G-host LeeWhat is Dreadhorde Arcanist worth?
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Oracle text
Trample
Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
1/3
Format legality
All 5 printings of Dreadhorde Arcanist
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations Jumpstart j25 #539· 2024rare· Cardmarket €0.72 | rare | $0.34 | No foil printing | €0.72 | |
 Time Spiral Remastered tsr #341· 2021Retro Framespecial· Cardmarket €1.15 · €16.38 foil | special | $0.78 | $18.35 | €1.15€16.38 foil | |
 War of the Spark Promos pwar #125p· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.80 · €1.26 foil | rare | $1.35 | $1.71 | €0.80€1.26 foil | |
 War of the Spark Promos pwar #125s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €3.13 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $3.04 | €3.13 foil | |
 War of the Spark war #125· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.71 · €2.30 foil | rare | $0.57 | $1.71 | €0.71€2.30 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #8,058 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Trample
- Artist
- G-host Lee
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Jumpstart card (#539).
0539 · J25 · R · EN
- 0539Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- J25Set code for Foundations Jumpstart
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2021-03-19
The instant or sorcery card you target must have mana value less than or equal to Dreadhorde Arcanist's power immediately after Dreadhorde Arcanist has attacked. Any other abilities that trigger when creatures you control attack won't have resolved yet.
2021-03-19
If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.2021-03-19
If Dreadhorde Arcanist leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to check whether the card is still a legal target.
2021-03-19
If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
2021-03-19
If you cast the card, you do so as part of the resolution of Dreadhorde Arcanist's triggered ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on a card's type are ignored, and the spell will resolve before blockers are declared.
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