Vengeful Warchief
~$0.28 TCGplayer
Black. Creature — Orc Warrior
Core Set 2020 #121 · Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
Core Set 2020 #121 · Illustrated by Karl KopinskiWhat is Vengeful Warchief worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever you lose life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Damage causes loss of life.)
4/4
"Try to steal from me and I'll add your skull to my collection."
Format legality
The only printing of Vengeful Warchief
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Core Set 2020 m20 #121· 2019uncommon· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.50 foil | uncommon | $0.28 | — | €0.05€0.50 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #24,969 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Core Set 2020 card (#121).
121 · M20 · U · EN
- 121Collector 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
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
2019-07-12
If Vengeful Warchief comes under your control after you’ve already lost life in a turn, its ability can’t trigger during that turn.
2019-07-12
A player loses life if they pay life.
2019-07-12
If you pay life to cast a spell or activate an ability, you don’t put a +1/+1 counter on Vengeful Warchief until after you’ve finished casting that spell or activating that ability. You put the counter on Vengeful Warchief before that spell or ability resolves.
2019-07-12
You put only one +1/+1 counter on Vengeful Warchief, no matter how much life you lost.
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