Emperor of Bones
~$1.66 low · ~$5.93 high
Black. Creature — Skeleton Noble
Modern Horizons 3 #90 · Illustrated by Josh Hass
Modern Horizons 3 #90 · Illustrated by Josh HassWhat is Emperor of Bones worth?
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Oracle text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
: Adapt 2.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
2/2
Format legality
All 3 printings of Emperor of Bones
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #90· 2024rare· Cardmarket €2.22 · €3.90 foil | rare | $1.66 | $2.45 | €2.22€3.90 foil | |
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #453· 2024Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €3.21 · €8.72 foil | rare | $3.60 | $5.93 | €3.21€8.72 foil | |
 Modern Horizons 3 Promos pmh3 #90s· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €6.99 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $4.95 | €6.99 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #5,380 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Adapt
- Artist
- Josh Hass
Rulings (6)
2024-06-07
Finality counters aren't keyword counters, and a finality counter doesn't give any abilities to the permanent it's on. If that permanent loses its abilities and then would go to a graveyard, it will still be exiled instead.
2024-06-07
If any permanent with a finality counter on it would go to a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.
2024-06-07
Finality counters don't stop permanents from going to zones other than the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, if a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into its owner's hand from the battlefield, it does so normally.
2024-06-07
You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
2024-06-07
Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.
2024-06-07
If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.
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