Nine-Lives Familiar — Eternal Alley Stalker
Nine-Lives Familiar rewards patient pilots who appreciate incremental advantage. Nine-Lives Familiar enters the battlefield with eight revival counters on it when cast, and each time it dies while holding a revival counter it slips back into the game at the beginning of the next end step with one fewer counter. This mechanic turns a fragile one one into a persistent threat that chips away at your opponent while presenting repeated blockers and attack steps that demand removal answers.
In practice Nine-Lives Familiar fits well in sacrifice synergies and decks that can cash in value from creatures returning repeatedly. The card reads plainly and plays predictably, which makes it a reliable inclusion in casual and competitive graveyard builds in Foundations. Its foil treatment and the listed Medium Play condition make this copy a collectible that still sees play; pick it up if you want a resilient creature that translates into tempo and long term board presence.
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
