Nine-Lives Familiar — Nine Chances to Stick
Nine-Lives Familiar is a compact engine that rewards repetition and attrition. As a 1 1 Cat that casts for {1}{B}{B}, it enters the battlefield with eight revival counters when you cast it. Each time it dies while carrying a revival counter it returns at the next end step with one fewer counter. That sequence makes the Familiar an efficient value piece in sacrifice shells, grindy midrange builds, and any list that wants incremental board advantage without high mana investment.
Played by experienced pilots as a persistent threat, Nine-Lives Familiar changes how you sequence removals and sacrifices. It pressures opponents to burn resources early or accept multiple reentries, and it pairs naturally with sacrifice outlets, flicker effects, and removal that targets other permanents. The borderless Foundations treatment gives the art room to breathe while the Near Mint condition preserves collectibility. If you want a low cost, high replayability creature that leverages death as a resource include this Familiar and tune your lines accordingly.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Cat
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – This creature enters with eight revival counters on it if you cast it. When this creature dies, if it had a revival counter on it, return it to the battlefield with one fewer revival counter on it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Power / Toughness – 1/1
