Soul of Shandalar

Soul of Shandalar

{4}{R}{R}Creature — Avatar6/6

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First strike

{3}{R}{R}: This creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

{3}{R}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: It deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

What it does

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

Keyword reminders

First strike. This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. · CR 702.7 Read more →

Official rulings

  1. You can activate the last ability only if the Soul is in your graveyard. (2014-07-18)
  2. To activate either ability, you must target a player, but you can choose to not target any creatures. (2014-07-18)
  3. Exiling the Soul from your graveyard is part of the last ability's activation cost. A player can't remove the Soul in response to prevent you from activating the ability. (2014-07-18)

Printings & prices

Every set Soul of Shandalar 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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