Emperor of Bones (MH3 #453)
Emperor of Bones is a rare printing from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3 #453), a Creature — Skeleton Noble. Illustrated by Josh Hass.
Card text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
{1}{B}: Adapt 2.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Skeleton Noble |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 2 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) |
| Collector number | 453 |
| Artist | Josh Hass |
| Released | 2024-06-14 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $3.46, foil $5.93 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- June 7, 2024 — If any permanent with a finality counter on it would go to a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.
- June 7, 2024 — Finality counters don't stop permanents from going to zones other than the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, if a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into its owner's hand from the battlefield, it does so normally.
- June 7, 2024 — Finality counters aren't keyword counters, and a finality counter doesn't give any abilities to the permanent it's on. If that permanent loses its abilities and then would go to a graveyard, it will still be exiled instead.
- June 7, 2024 — Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.
- June 7, 2024 — You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
- June 7, 2024 — If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.
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