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Overlord of the Balemurk

{3}{B}{B}

Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror

DSKDuskmourn: House of Horror#401mythic
ShowcaseJapanese ShowcaseFracture Foil
Finishes
Foil
Border
white
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 1000
Illustrator
Mikio Masuda
Found in
Duskmourn House of Horror Collector Booster Pack
Printings6EDHREC rank#2,207
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
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.
5/5
Impending
Plays as:
Attack TriggerEtb ValueRecursionSelf Mill
Market · per finishspark updated 13h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil+4.8%
$268.55
$345.00 low$120.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$19.51· across 6 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Sep 20, 2024
  • 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.