Emperor of Bones is a Rare Light Play Foil from Modern Horizons 3, a compact graveyard tool for strategic play. It is a 2/2 Skeleton Noble that costs {1}{B}. At the start of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. For {1}{B}, Adapt 2 helps it grow, strengthening its presence on the battlefield as you press your plan forward.
Its graveyard interaction is the core of the card. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are placed on Emperor of Bones, you put a creature card exiled with Emperor of Bones onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. That creature gains haste and is sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step. The result is a measured tempo play that reshapes the late game by trading a temporary threat for lasting value and controlled access to your graveyard resources.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Skeleton Noble
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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 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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Power / Toughness – 2/2
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Loyalty – N/A
