Tyrant's Familiar

Tyrant's Familiar

{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon5/5

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Flying, haste

Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 7 damage to target creature defending player controls."

What it does

Tagged as Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Keyword reminders

Flying. This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. · CR 702.9 Read more →
Haste. This creature can attack and use tap abilities as soon as it comes under your control. · CR 702.10

Official rulings

  1. If you lose control of your commander, lieutenant abilities of creatures you control will immediately stop applying. If this causes a creature’s toughness to become less than or equal to the amount of damage marked on it, the creature will be destroyed. (2014-11-07)
  2. Lieutenant abilities refer only to whether you control your commander, not any other player’s commander. (2014-11-07)
  3. If a triggered ability granted by a lieutenant ability triggers, and in response to that trigger you lose control of your commander (causing the lieutenant to lose that ability), that triggered ability will still resolve. (2014-11-07)
  4. If you gain control of a creature with a lieutenant ability owned by another player, that ability will check to see if you control your commander and will apply if you do. It won’t check whether its owner controls their commander. (2014-11-07)
  5. Lieutenant abilities apply only if your commander is on the battlefield and under your control. (2014-11-07)

Printings & prices

Every set Tyrant's Familiar has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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