Overlord of the Balemurk

dskDuskmourn: House of Horror#377mythic
{3}{B}{B}
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Oracle text

Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror

Impending 5—{1}{B} (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with five time counters and isn't a creature until the last is removed. At the beginning of your end step, remove a time counter from it.)

Whenever this permanent enters or attacks, mill four cards, then you may return a non-Avatar creature card or a planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

P/T5/5
Ability breakdown
Abilities
Impending 5—{1}{B}
TriggeredWhenever this permanent enters or attacks, mill four cards, then you may return a non-Avatar creature card or a planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.
Rulings
  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    "Impending N–[cost]" is a keyword that represents multiple abilities. The official rules are as follows: (a) You may choose to pay [cost] rather than pay this spell's mana cost. (b) If you chose to pay this spell's impending cost, it enters the battlefield with N time counters on it. (c) As long as this permanent has a time counter on it, if it was cast for its impending cost, it's not a creature. (d) At the beginning of your end step, if this permanent was cast for its impending cost, remove a time counter from it.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If an object enters as a copy of a permanent that was cast with its impending cost, it won't enter with time counters, and it will be a creature.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If you choose to pay the impending cost of a creature spell, it's still a creature spell on the stack. You can cast that spell for its impending cost only when you could normally cast that creature spell. Most of the time, this means during your main phase when the stack is empty.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If you choose to pay the impending cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell. It goes on the stack and can be responded to, countered, and so on.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    You may return any non-Avatar creature card or any planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand with Overlord of the Balemurk's last ability, not just one you milled while resolving that ability.

Why you'd run this

Plays as
Attack TriggerEtb ValueRecursionSelf Mill

Combos

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Where you can play it

commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal

Other printings

Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Babs Webb
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
Artist
Babs Webb
Frame
extendedart, enchantment
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval