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Tayam, Luminous Enigma

{1}{W}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast

C20Commander 2020#16mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 138
Illustrator
Sam Burley
Found in
Commander 2020 Commander Deck Symbiotic Swarm · Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Pack · Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Hanger Pack
Printings1Combos95EDHREC rank#9,784
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Each other creature you control enters with an additional vigilance counter on it. {3}, Remove three counters from among creatures you control: Mill three cards, then return a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3/3
Plays as:
Counter PayoffSelf Mill
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+6.7%
$3.17
$1.50 low-$4.25 gapTCGplayer
Foil-4.2%
$1.60
$0.76 low$0.75 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.60· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Apr 17, 2020
  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    Because the activated ability doesn’t target the permanent card in your graveyard, you may choose one of the three cards you put there from your library.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If a card in your graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    You can remove any three counters to activate Tayam’s last ability, not just vigilance counters.