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Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

{3}{W}{B}

Legendary Creature — Vampire Soldier

LCCThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#5mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1120
Illustrator
Randy Vargas
Found in
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Deck Blood Rites · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Collector Booster Pack · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Set Booster Pack
Printings2Combos71EDHREC rank#2,790
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 DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Carmen and you gain 1 life. Whenever Carmen attacks, return up to one target permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Carmen's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.
2/2
Flying
Plays as:
Attack TriggerLifegain SourceSacrifice RemovalTreasure Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+30.5%
$5.60
$1.05 low-$4.25 gapTCGplayer
Foil+25.9%
$0.68
$0.50 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.68· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Nov 10, 2023
  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If a permanent is sacrificed to pay a cost of a spell or ability, Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability will resolve before that spell or ability. Conversely, if a permanent is sacrificed during the resolution of a spell or ability, that spell or ability will finish resolving before Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's second ability is put onto the stack.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If another effect causes Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher's power to be less than the mana value of the target card as its last ability tries to resolve, the target is illegal. You won't return the target card to the battlefield.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If you sacrifice Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher, its second ability will still trigger.

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