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Prince of Thralls

{4}{U}{B}{B}{R}

Creature — Demon

ALAShards of Alara#182mythic
Foil

"There are none alive that I cannot crush. There are none dead that I do not command."

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3585
Illustrator
Paul Bonner
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard, put that card onto the battlefield under your control unless that opponent pays 3 life.
7/7
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-0.2%
$4.09
$2.70 low$1.60 gap
Foil+0.0%
$15.64
$11.42 low$1.22 gap
Cheapest playable copy$4.09· across 3 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    If the ability triggers and your opponent chooses not to pay 3 life, you must return the card to the battlefield, even if you don’t want to.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    If the permanent that caused the ability to trigger leaves the graveyard before the ability resolves (because it’s a token and it ceased to exist, or because a spell or ability removed it from the graveyard), the ability will still resolve. The opponent will have the option to pay 3 life. But whether or not that player pays the life, nothing will be returned to the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    It doesn’t matter whose graveyard the permanent is put into as long as an opponent controlled it when it last existed on the battlefield.