Anafenza, the Foremost
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle.
- Promo
- Set Promo · Prerelease
- Finishes
- Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 19
- Illustrator
- James Ryman
- Found in
- Khans of Tarkir Prerelease Kit Abzan Battle with Endurance
Constructed
Commander
Arena
Other
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Rulings
4 · latest Sep 20, 2014
- WotCSep 20, 2014
Anafenza's first ability can target any tapped creature you control. That creature doesn't necessarily have to be attacking.
- WotCSep 20, 2014
Anafenza's last ability cares only what the card would be in the zone it's moving from, not what it would be in the graveyard. For example, if a land card you control becomes a creature due to an effect and then dies, the land card will be exiled. But if a creature card with bestow is an Aura when it would be put into the graveyard, it ends up in the graveyard.
- WotCSep 20, 2014
If your opponent discards a creature card while Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that function when a card is discarded (such as madness) still work, even though that card never reaches a graveyard. In addition, spells or abilities that check the characteristics of a discarded card (such as Chandra Ablaze's first ability) can find that card in exile.
- WotCSep 20, 2014
While Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that trigger whenever a nontoken creature your opponent owns dies won't trigger, as that card will never reach that player's graveyard. (Token creatures will still go to the graveyard briefly before ceasing to exist.)