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Deathbringer Thoctar

{4}{B}{R}

Creature — Zombie Beast

ARBAlara Reborn#36rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1185
Illustrator
Karl Kopinski
Found in
Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption Foil · Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption · 4 more
Printings3Combos215EDHREC rank#12,338
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 a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.
3/3
Plays as:
Counter MoverCounter PayoffCounter PlacerLtb TriggerPingerPlaneswalker RemovalAristocrat
Market · per finishspark updated 34m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+1.5%
$0.67
$0.14 low-$0.38 gapTCGplayer
Foil+2.0%
$1.04
$0.75 low$0.25 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.50· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest May 1, 2009
  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    If Deathbringer Thoctar and another creature are dealt lethal damage at the same time, Deathbringer Thoctar will be put into a graveyard before it would receive any counters. Its ability will still trigger, but it will do nothing when it resolves.

  • WotCMay 1, 2009

    You may remove any +1/+1 counter from Deathbringer Thoctar to activate its second ability, not just a +1/+1 counter put on it with its first ability.