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Tithe Taker

{1}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

WOCWilds of Eldraine Commander#80rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Aaron Miller
Found in
Wilds of Eldraine Commander Deck Virtue and Valor
Printings4Combos4EDHREC rank#7,689
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 DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
During your turn, spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast and abilities your opponents activate cost {1} more to activate unless they're mana abilities. Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.)
2/1
Afterlife
Plays as:
Hate BearTax EffectLtb TriggerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 21m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-2.6%
$0.37
$0.09 low$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.35· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

4 · latest Jan 25, 2019
  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by Tithe Taker.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    An opponent's activated ability that costs no mana to activate will cost {1} plus its non-mana costs during your turn.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    Because blockers are chosen all at once, you can't block with a creature with afterlife, wait for it to die, then block with the resulting Spirit tokens.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Tithe Taker's effect), then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.