Altanak Awaits
Altanak, the Thrice-Called plays like a graveyard engine wrapped in a horror. This uncommon from Duskmourn is a midrange black creature that returns value from the yard while pressuring the board with a flying presence. Played from a Light Play copy, it fits into reanimation builds and sacrifice lists where incremental growth and steady recursion pull games toward your endgame plan.
In practice Altanak rewards trading creatures and running removal. The enter the battlefield clause gets a body back and the triggered growth makes each sacrifice matter. The card reads like a small package of inevitability: you regain tempo when it lands and you keep building a larger threat as the board trades. Expect it to slot into commander and cube lists that lean into graveyard synergy and attrition plays.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Horror
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. When Altanak, the Thrice-Called enters the battlefield, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Altanak.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
