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Species Specialist

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Human Warrior

SLDSecret Lair Drop#2369rare
BorderlessFull Art

EDHREC #3,513Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with black

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015 · Full art
Illustrator
Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura
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 finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$10.15-0.5%
$10.00 low$0.00 gap
Foil$10.37-1.3%
$8.29 low$1.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$9.54· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$10.15-0.5%30D
30D range$10.15to$10.21Since Mar 2026:H $19.00L $7.52
Foil$10.37-1.3%30D1.02× nonfoil
30D range$10.37to$10.55Since Mar 2026:H $32.99L $10.02

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds

  • Secret Lair Drop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS Villains Foil

    Box Set · $77.89

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies

  • Secret Lair Drop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS Villains

    Box Set · $60.48

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

Combos

Used in 20 known combos

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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