Genestealer Patriarch (40K #22★)
Genestealer Patriarch is a rare printing from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K #22★), a Creature — Tyranid. Illustrated by Games Workshop.
Card text
Genestealer's Kiss — Whenever this creature attacks, put an infection counter on target creature defending player controls.
Children of the Cult — Whenever a creature with an infection counter on it dies, you create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Tyranid in addition to its other types.
Details
| Mana cost | {4}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Tyranid |
| Power / Toughness | 4 / 4 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) |
| Collector number | 22★ |
| Artist | Games Workshop |
| Released | 2022-10-07 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $0.87 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- October 7, 2022 — The token copies the creature as it last existed on the battlefield before it died, not as it exists in the graveyard.
- October 7, 2022 — If you control more than one Genestealer Patriarch as a creature with an infection counter on it dies, each one's ability will trigger, and you will make two tokens that are copies of it.
- October 7, 2022 — The token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature was tapped or untapped, whether it had any counters on it or Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that had changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
- October 7, 2022 — If the copied creature was copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied.
- October 7, 2022 — If the copied creature had {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
- October 7, 2022 — Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the creature will also work.