Boros Reckoner

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Boros Reckoner: Creature - Minotaur Wizard, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Minotaur Wizard
Colour identity
White and red (WR)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
201
Artist
Howard Lyon
Commander rank
6,373 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Boros Reckoner

Boros Reckoner is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 201 in that set, with art by Howard Lyon. It costs {R/W}{R/W}{R/W} to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Gatecrash (2013) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.37 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

{R/W}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him." -Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.37 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Boros Reckoner by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Boros Reckoner

Boros Reckoner has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Pioneer Masters (PIO) #208Rare2024
The List (PLST) #GK1-85Rare2019
GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #85Rare2018
Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #206Rare2017
Gatecrash (GTC) #215Rare2013

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Boros Reckoner, newest first.

  • Boros Reckoner's first ability will trigger even if it is dealt lethal damage. For example, if it blocks a 7/7 creature, its ability will trigger and Boros Reckoner will deal 7 damage to the target.
  • Damage dealt by Boros Reckoner due to its first ability isn't combat damage, even if it was combat damage that caused that ability to trigger.
  • If Boros Reckoner is dealt damage by multiple sources at once, such as by two creatures blocking it, its ability triggers once and one target is dealt that much damage.

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