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Kresh the Bloodbraided

{2}{B}{R}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

ALAShards of Alara#178mythic

Each of his twenty-two braids is bound with bone and leather from a foe.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3585
Illustrator
Raymond Swanland
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings3Combos10EDHREC rank#9,105
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh, where X is that creature's power.
3/3
Plays as:
Counter PlacerLtb Trigger
Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-0.7%
$1.42
$0.72 low-$0.28 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$27.16
$39.99 low$19.99 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.42· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    X is equal to the power of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield.

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