Nine Lives, Nine Returns
Nine-Lives Familiar from Foundations is a compact engine of recursion that rewards attrition and careful timing. The card enters with eight revival counters when cast, and its cycle of dying and returning thins those counters one at a time. As a 1 1 Cat that repeatedly reappears, it consolidates value in grindier matches and keeps pressure on opponents without demanding constant investment.
In play you treat Nine-Lives Familiar like a reusable resource that trades off longevity for inevitability. It fits into sacrifice themes or black midrange decks that exploit death triggers. The foil printing and Light Play condition make this copy collectible while remaining fully playable. Pick it up to shore up a recursion package or to add a steady blocker that keeps coming back until the counters run out.
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
