Emperor of Bones MTG Card

Card setsReleased in 2 setsSee all
Mana cost
Converted mana cost2
RarityRare
TypeCreature — Skeleton Noble
Abilities Adapt
Power 2
Toughness 2

Text of card

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. : Adapt 2. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Emperor of Bones, put a creature card exiled with Emperor of Bones 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.

Text of card Emperor of Bones

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. : Adapt 2. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Emperor of Bones, put a creature card exiled with Emperor of Bones 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.

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Printings

The Emperor of Bones Magic the Gathering card was released in 1 different sets between 2024-06-14 and 2024-06-14. Illustrated by Josh Hass.

#ReleasedNameCodeSymbolNumberFrameLayoutBorderArtist
12024-06-14Modern Horizons 3MH3 4532015NormalBlackJosh Hass
22024-06-14Modern Horizons 3MH3 902015NormalBlackJosh Hass

Legalities

Magic the Gathering formats where Emperor of Bones has restrictions

FormatLegality
CommanderLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
VintageLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal

Rules and information

The reference guide for Magic: The Gathering Emperor of Bones card rulings provides official rulings, any errata issued, as well as a record of all the functional modifications that have occurred.

Date Text
2024-06-07 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.
2024-06-07 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.
2024-06-07 If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.
2024-06-07 If any permanent with a finality counter on it would go to a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.
2024-06-07 Multiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.
2024-06-07 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.