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Panicked Bystander

{1}{W}

Creature — Human Peasant

VOWInnistrad: Crimson Vow#28uncommon
Panicked Bystander shown

"Help! There's been a horrible murder!"

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 996
Illustrator
Aaron Miller
Found in
Innistrad Crimson Vow MTGO Redemption · Innistrad Crimson Vow MTGO Redemption Foil · 4 more
Printings2Combos47EDHREC rank#24,473
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, you gain 1 life. At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, transform this creature.
2/2
Plays as:
Ltb TriggerLifegain Source
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-7.7%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-13.0%
$0.20
$0.05 low-$0.03 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.12· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Nov 19, 2021
  • WotCNov 19, 2021

    Panicked Bystander's last ability cares about life you gained this turn and ignores any life loss. If you gained 3 life this turn but also lost 3 life, the ability still triggers.