Laccolith Whelp (NEM #91)
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Laccolith Whelp is a common printing from Nemesis (NEM #91), a Creature — Beast. Illustrated by Dave Dorman.
Card text
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
They don't feed; they stoke.
Details
| Mana cost | {R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Beast |
| Power / Toughness | 1 / 1 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Nemesis (NEM) |
| Collector number | 91 |
| Artist | Dave Dorman |
| Released | 2000-02-14 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.12, foil $1.03 (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 | 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 | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- October 4, 2004 — The ability is optional. You can decide to allow it to deal combat damage as normal.
- October 4, 2004 — The ability triggers even if a spell or ability makes it blocked, instead of being blocked by a creature.
- October 4, 2004 — It can target any creature on the battlefield, not just one of the ones blocking it.
- October 4, 2004 — The ability allows you to deal damage during the declare blockers step of combat, which is well before even first strike creatures deal damage.
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