Head of the Hunt
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Wolf4/3
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Flash
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. When you do, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.
What it does
Tagged as Tokens — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Keyword reminders
Flash. You may cast this any time you could cast an instant. · CR 702.8 Read more →
Official rulings
- While Head of the Hunt is on the battlefield, creatures your opponents control are exiled instead of dying, and abilities that would trigger when those creatures die won't trigger. (2026-06-29)
- Cards that would go to your opponent's graveyard for reasons other than dying, such as being discarded or milled, will still go to the graveyard and will not be exiled instead. (2026-06-29)
- If Head of the Hunt would leave the battlefield at the same time as one or more creatures an opponent controls would die, those creatures will still be exiled. (2026-06-29)
Printings & prices
Every set Head of the Hunt has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.