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Loyal Cathar

{W}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

DKADark Ascension#13common
Loyal Cathar shown

"I trust myself to do my duty, even unto death. It's what comes after that I'm afraid of." —Constable Visil, to Thalia

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 474
Illustrator
Ryan Pancoast
Found in
Dark Ascension MTGO Redemption Foil · Dark Ascension MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#30,136
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

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
Vigilance When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
2/2
Vigilance
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.04
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-21.4%
$0.11
$0.09 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 8, 2016
  • WotCApr 8, 2016

    If a card that isn't a double-faced card becomes a copy of Loyal Cathar (due to Cytoshape, for example) and then dies, that card won't return to the battlefield. It will remain in its owner's graveyard.

  • WotCJan 22, 2011

    Another double-faced card that becomes a copy of Loyal Cathar and then dies will return to the battlefield with its back face up.

  • WotCJan 22, 2011

    If you gain control of a Loyal Cathar owned by another player and it dies, it will be put into to its owner's graveyard and then return to the battlefield under your control.

  • WotCJan 22, 2011

    When Loyal Cathar dies, it will return to the battlefield with its back face (Unhallowed Cathar) up. It doesn't return to the battlefield and then transform.