Tenacious Dead
Creature — Skeleton Warrior
M14Magic 2014#118uncommon
Foil
Raising the bones of Hekjek the Mad proved far easier than getting them to lie back down.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 1067
- Illustrator
- John Stanko
- Found in
- 2014 Core Set Intro Pack Death Reaper · 2014 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 8 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
When this creature dies, you may pay 
. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.
1/1. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.Plays as: Fodder
Market · per finishspark updated 37m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.19
$0.07 low$0.06 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.41
$0.38 low$0.18 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.20L $0.08since Feb 2024$0.07
$0.01
$0.06+86% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.41as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $1.11L $0.41since Feb 2024$0.38
$0.20
$0.18+47% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.19· across 2 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 1, 2013
If you control a Tenacious Dead owned by another player when it dies, you’ll control the triggered ability. However, if you choose to pay
, it will be put onto the battlefield under its owner’s control. - WotCJul 1, 2013
You decide whether to pay
when the ability resolves. If you choose not to, you won’t get another chance later.