Tainted Adversary
~$1.26 low · ~$23.28 high
Black. Creature — Zombie
Innistrad: Double Feature #124 · Illustrated by Tuan Duong Chu
Innistrad: Double Feature #124 · Illustrated by Tuan Duong ChuWhat is Tainted Adversary worth?
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Oracle text
Deathtouch
When this creature enters, you may pay 
any number of times. When you pay this cost one or more times, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature, then create twice that many 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens with decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
2/3
Format legality
All 5 printings of Tainted Adversary
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Innistrad: Double Feature dbl #124· 2022mythic· Cardmarket €1.81 · €1.50 foil | mythic | $2.58 | $23.28 | €1.81€1.50 foil | |
 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt mid #124· 2021mythic· Cardmarket €1.71 · €2.38 foil | mythic | $1.26 | $3.44 | €1.71€2.38 foil | |
 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt mid #350· 2021Extended Artmythic· Cardmarket €2.65 · €3.36 foil | mythic | $1.63 | $2.45 | €2.65€3.36 foil | |
 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos pmid #124p· 2021Promomythic· Cardmarket €2.87 · €3.85 foil | mythic | $2.30 | $4.36 | €2.87€3.85 foil | |
 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos pmid #124s· 2021Promomythic· Cardmarket €3.77 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $3.10 | €3.77 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2021
- Printings
- 5
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #11,705 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Deathtouch
- Artist
- Tuan Duong Chu
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Innistrad: Double Feature card (#124).
124 · DBL · M · EN
- 124Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DBLSet code for Innistrad: Double Feature
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Tainted Adversary, read from the Innistrad: Double Feature printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
The info line, magnified
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Keywords
- DeathtouchCR 702.2
- Any damage it deals to a creature destroys that creature.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (5)
2021-09-24
Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
2021-09-24
Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
2021-09-24
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
2021-09-24
Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. "Decayed" means "This creature can't block" and "When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat."
2021-09-24
After you pay the
cost one or more times, a second ability triggers. Players may respond to the new ability at that point. As that ability resolves, Tainted Adversary gets its counters and the tokens are created.
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