Abnormal Endurance
Abnormal Endurance: Instant, Core Set 2019. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Core Set 2019 (M19)
- Released
- 2018-07-13
- Collector number
- 85
- Artist
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Commander rank
- 9,219 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Abnormal Endurance
Abnormal Endurance is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Core Set 2019 (M19), a core set released in July 2018. It is collector number 85 in that set, with art by Tomasz Jedruszek. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Core Set 2019 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
Tenacity prevails when hopes die.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Abnormal Endurance by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Abnormal Endurance.
- Abnormal Endurance's effect works only once. If the targeted creature dies and is then returned to the battlefield, it's considered to be a new creature. If that new creature dies, it won't come back.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.