Thunderkin Awakener
~$0.33 low · ~$1.50 high
Red. Creature — Elemental Shaman
Core Set 2020 #162 · Illustrated by Yongjae Choi
Core Set 2020 #162 · Illustrated by Yongjae ChoiWhat is Thunderkin Awakener worth?
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Oracle text
Haste
Whenever this creature attacks, choose target Elemental creature card in your graveyard with toughness less than this creature's toughness. Return that card to the battlefield tapped and attacking. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
1/2
Format legality
All 3 printings of Thunderkin Awakener
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Core Set 2020 m20 #162· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.33 · €0.98 foil | rare | $0.33 | $0.68 | €0.33€0.98 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #162p· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.44 · €0.68 foil | rare | $0.60 | $1.50 | €0.44€0.68 foil | |
 Core Set 2020 Promos pm20 #162s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.83 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.84 | €0.83 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #20,690 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Haste
- Artist
- Yongjae Choi
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Core Set 2020 card (#162).
162 · M20 · R · EN
- 162Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- M20Set code for Core Set 2020
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2019-07-12
Although the returned creature is an attacking creature, it was never declared as an attacking creature. This means that abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks (such as that of Thunderkin Awakener itself) won’t trigger when it enters the battlefield attacking.
2019-07-12
You choose which player or planeswalker the returned creature is attacking. It doesn’t have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that Thunderkin Awakener is attacking.
2019-07-12
The target card must have lesser toughness both as Thunderkin Awakener attacks and as its triggered ability resolves. Other abilities that trigger whenever Thunderkin Awakener attacks can’t raise its toughness in time to allow the ability to target cards with greater toughness.
2019-07-12
If Thunderkin Awakener leaves the battlefield after it has attacked but before its triggered ability resolves, use its toughness as it last existed on the battlefield to determine whether the card is still a legal target.
2019-07-12
If the new creature leaves the battlefield before the end step, that card remains in its current zone. It won’t be sacrificed.
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