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Sand Strangler

{3}{R}

Creature — Beast

HOUHour of Devastation#107uncommon
Foil

The bombardment of sand disorients, chokes, and ultimately tenderizes its prey.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1105
Illustrator
Aaron Miller
Found in
Hour of Devastation MTGO Redemption Foil · Hour of Devastation MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
When this creature enters, if you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, you may have this creature deal 3 damage to target creature.
3/3

Plays as: Etb Damage

Market · per finishspark updated 53m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.06
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.34
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.06· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Jul 14, 2017 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    For abilities that trigger only if you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, one condition must be true as the ability triggers and one must be true as the ability resolves. They don’t have to be the same condition, though. For example, you could sacrifice your only Desert after the ability triggers but before it has resolved.

  • WotCJul 14, 2017

    If an ability checks whether you control a Desert or there is a Desert card in your graveyard, having more than one doesn’t matter. Controlling one is the same as controlling five. There is also no extra bonus for both controlling one and having one in your graveyard.

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