Nine-Lives Familiar — Eternal Alley Cat
The Nine-Lives Familiar is a compact but resilient black one drop that rewards attrition play and careful sequencing. Nine-Lives Familiar arrives with eight revival counters on it when cast and its 1 1 body becomes a recurring threat; each time it dies while holding a revival counter, it returns at the next end step with one fewer counter. That pattern creates a predictable late game clock and lets you plan removal bait, sac outlets, or value plays around its staged returns.
In Foundations this Rare plays well in token, sacrifice, and reanimation shells where incremental advantage matters. Use the Familiar as a repeatable blocker, a target for graveyard interaction, or fuel for aristocrats style decks that care about death triggers. Light Play condition means the card shows normal play wear while keeping clear text and art, so it is a practical pickup for collectors and players who value functional staples with storyful flavor.
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
