Genestealer Patriarch
~$0.38 low · ~$0.87 high
Blue. Creature — Tyranid
Warhammer 40,000 Commander #22 · Illustrated by Games Workshop
Warhammer 40,000 Commander #22 · Illustrated by Games WorkshopWhat is Genestealer Patriarch worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Genestealer's Kiss — Whenever this creature attacks, put an infection counter on target creature defending player controls.
Children of the Cult — Whenever a creature with an infection counter on it dies, you create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Tyranid in addition to its other types.
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Format legality
All 2 printings of Genestealer Patriarch
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40k #22· 2022rare· Cardmarket €0.20 | rare | $0.38 | No foil printing | €0.20 | |
 Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40k #22★· 2022Surge Foilrare | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.87 | — |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #15,721 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Genestealer's Kiss, Children of the Cult
- Artist
- Games Workshop
Rulings (6)
2022-10-07
If you control more than one Genestealer Patriarch as a creature with an infection counter on it dies, each one's ability will trigger, and you will make two tokens that are copies of it.
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If the copied creature had
in its mana cost, X is 0.2022-10-07
The token copies the creature as it last existed on the battlefield before it died, not as it exists in the graveyard.
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If the copied creature was copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied.
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Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the creature will also work.
2022-10-07
The token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature was tapped or untapped, whether it had any counters on it or Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that had changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
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