Nine Lives, Nine Returns
Nine-Lives Familiar fits cleanly into graveyard resilient builds and any deck that wants reliable early board presence. Nine-Lives Familiar arrives as a 1 1 Cat for {1}{B}{B} and comes into play with eight revival counters when cast. Each time it dies and still has a revival counter the stack returns it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step with one fewer revival counter. That steady recursion makes it a compact engine for attrition, sacrifice synergies, and value plays across the midgame.
The Foundations extended art treatment highlights the creature and its ritual setting which helps you spot the card in a binder or on the table while you plan your lines. Use the Familiar to tax removal, to refill a board after sweeps, or to fuel sacrifice outlets knowing it will likely come back multiple times. For players building around recurring threats or trading incremental advantages, Nine-Lives Familiar is a pragmatic choice that rewards timing and resource management.
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
