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Grim Initiate

War of the Spark #130 common
Creature — Zombie Warrior |
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Grim Initiate

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Live Value $0.16
Foil Multiplier: 3.19x
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Rarity
common
Set Origin
Daily Shift
-11.11%
EDHREC Rank
#16,181
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Zombie Warrior
Color Identity Red
Power / Toughness 1 / 1
🖋️ Curator's Notes
First strike

When this creature dies, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

"Beneath each gleaming mineral shell rots a once-proud warrior of Amonkhet."

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Official Judge Precedents

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If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.

Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."

Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.

Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.

To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.

In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2019-05-03
Artist Reference: Jason Felix
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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