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Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

{2}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

OGWOath of the Gatewatch#86mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2898
Illustrator
Todd Lockwood
Found in
Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption Foil · Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption · Oath of the Gatewatch Booster Pack
Printings5EDHREC rank#7,184
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

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

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Lifelink If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. {2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas.
3/4
Lifelink
Plays as:
Counter PlacerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-2.4%
$4.85
$3.43 low$1.43 gapTCGplayer
Foil-0.4%
$13.37
$9.48 low$3.88 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$4.85· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Jan 22, 2016
  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    Abilities that trigger whenever a creature an opponent controls dies won't trigger unless that creature is a token (see below).

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    If Kalitas dies at the same time as creatures your opponents control, those creature cards will be exiled and you'll get that many Zombies.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    You can't sacrifice Kalitas to activate the last ability, even if it's somehow become a Zombie.

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