Nine Lives, Nine Chances
Nine-Lives Familiar Extended Art from Foundations arrives in Near Mint Foil, a compact engine for attrition and tempo. The card reads like a small recurring threat: it enters the battlefield with eight revival counters on it if you cast it, and when it dies with a revival counter it returns at the beginning of the next end step with one fewer counter. That loop gives you multiple inexpensive blocks or chump stops that slowly bleed away the opponent's resources while preserving board presence.
The extended art shows a black cat on an improvised altar surrounded by candles and bones which suits its role as a resilient little creature that refuses to stay dead. In play the Nine Lives Familiar rewards careful sequencing and timing. Play it early to soak single combat damage, trade it repeatedly to wear down larger creatures, or pair it with sacrifice synergies to convert its returns into value. Add this Near Mint Foil to a graveyard recursion theme or a compact black aggro shell and you gain a reliable, repeatable body. Pick one up now to reinforce recurring defense and incremental advantage.
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
