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Species Specialist
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USD foil $10.40
EUR €14.07

Species Specialist

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Human Warrior

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.

Whenever a creature of the chosen type dies, you may draw a card.

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Set
Secret Lair Drop (SLD #2369)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2026-03-02
Artist
Daniel Elson & Scott Okumura
EDHREC rank
#3,450
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.28
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Draw

Combos 20

Saproling Cluster+Ashnod's Altar+Species Specialist
{B}{G}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
35 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Chivalric Alliance+Ashnod's Altar+Species Specialist
{W}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
21 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nadir Kraken+Species Specialist+Ashnod's Altar
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blood Pet+Mortuary+Species Specialist
{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite storm count
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nadir Kraken+Species Specialist+Phyrexian Altar
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Scuttletide+Ashnod's Altar+Species Specialist
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Ashnod's Altar
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colorless manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Phyrexian Altar
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Words of Wilding+Species Specialist+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{G}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Golgari Thug+Ashnod's Altar+Bog Initiate+Species Specialist
{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Carrion Feeder
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Altar of Dementia
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite mill
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Engineered Plague
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Night of Souls' Betrayal
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Kaervek, the Spiteful
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Soldevi Adnate+Thornbite Staff+Golgari Thug+Species Specialist
{B}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite self-millInfinite storm count
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Words of Wilding+Species Specialist+Thermopod
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Words of Wilding+Species Specialist+Phyrexian Altar
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Pegasus Refuge+Ashnod's Altar+Species Specialist
{W}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite rummagingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
The Locust God+Species Specialist+Heartless Summoning
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 20 combos.

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2020-04-17

    If Species Specialist happens to have the chosen creature type, its ability triggers when it dies.

  • 2020-04-17

    If a creature of the chosen type dies at the same time as Species Specialist, its ability triggers for that creature.

  • 2020-04-17

    You must choose an existing creature type, such as Human or Warrior. Card types such as artifact and supertypes such as legendary can’t be chosen.

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