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Species Specialist

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Human Warrior

SLDSecret Lair Drop#2369rare
BorderlessFull Art
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015 · Full art
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura
Found in
Secret Lair Drop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS Villains Foil · Secret Lair Drop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS Villains
Printings2Combos20EDHREC rank#3,441
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.
2/3
Plays as:
Card DrawLtb TriggerDeath TriggerTribal Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-0.2%
$10.55
$9.03 low-$1.22 gapTCGplayer
Foil-5.7%
$10.09
$9.89 low$2.64 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$10.09· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Apr 17, 2020
  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If Species Specialist happens to have the chosen creature type, its ability triggers when it dies.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If a creature of the chosen type dies at the same time as Species Specialist, its ability triggers for that creature.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can’t be chosen.

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