Manticore Eternal
Creature — Zombie Manticore
Afflict 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 3 life.)
This creature attacks each combat if able.
While most Eternals were initiates who completed the trials, Bolas had plans for some of Amonkhet's other denizens.
5 / 4
- Set
- Hour of Devastation (HOU #103)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2017-07-14
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- EDHREC rank
- #26,231
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2017-07-14
Afflict causes the defending player to lose life; it's not damage or combat damage.
- 2017-07-14
Afflict resolves before combat damage is dealt. If this loss of life brings a player to 0 life or less, that player loses the game immediately. A blocking creature with lifelink won't deal combat damage in time to save that player.
- 2017-07-14
If multiple creatures block a creature with afflict, afflict triggers only once.
- 2017-07-14
If, during your declare attackers step, Manticore Eternal is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, you aren't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
- 2023-07-28
If a creature is attacking a planeswalker, that planeswalker's controller is the defending player. If a creature is attacking a battle, that battle's protector is the defending player.